Herbarium
Herbarium Slipcase Edition
This stunning book of photographs by Robyn Stacey, one of Australia's greatest photographers, is the first of its kind. Together with essayist, Ashley Hay, they throw open the closed doors of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney herbarium, and reveal the secret history of Australia's flora. Herbarium tells fascinating stories about the nature of collecting, those who collected, what they collected and when, and the scientific background to each of the specimens. A glossary of botanical descriptions provides a unique link between the specimens and their collectors, and exquisite photographs of the botanical specimens - some now extinct - comprise a collection of rare beauty.
- Never before seen images from within the closed doors of the Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
- Special case bound edition
- Includes botanical descriptions in a glossary to provide a unique link between the poetry of the project and the categorical science of herbaria collections
Reviews & endorsements
"The book is highly recommended for all readers." The Library of the Chicago Botanical Garden, Marilyn K. Alaimo
"What makes this book most remarkable is Hay's photography, which is simply outstanding...While this work has the finish adn flair of a standard-fare coffee-table book, it is certainly more than just a collection of pretty images. There is enough textual substance to give the reader a good glimpse into the history and nature of the National Herbarium of New South Wales, while the images, in these reviewers' opinions, are extraordinarily striking and leave a truly lasting impression." - Donald W. Brown, Assitant Librarian and Assitant Bibliographer, Jame Shriver, Assistant Archivist, Huntia
Product details
February 2005Hardback
9780521603928
164 pages
255 × 360 × 34 mm
1.792kg
115 colour illus.
Out of stock in print form with no current plan to reprint
Table of Contents
- Herbarium: Ashley Hay
- Plates: The New World
- Scientific fascination
- Hobby and decoration
- Exotics Robyn Stacey
- Botanical notes: National Herbarium of New South Wales.
