Natural Wonders of the World

D.K. Publishing

Chris Packham (Foreward)

Smithsonian Institution (Contributor)

Kew Publishing

Flora: Inside the Secret World of Plants by DK

Smithsonian (Contributor)

Kew The Royal Botanical Gardens (Contributor)

Papers from 36 speakers covering chromosomes, populations and conservation, chromosomes and economic botany, genome organisation, cytotaxonomy and evolution, chromosome structure and activity, and chromosomes in reproduction and development.

Kew Chromosome Conference IV

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Culinary Herbs and Spices of the WorldIn Culinary Herbs and Spices of the World, Ben-Erik van Wyk offers the first fully illustrated, scientific guide to nearly all commercial herbs and spices in existence. The book covers more than 150 species, from black pepper and blackcurrant to white mustard and white ginger, detailing the propagation, cultivation, and culinary uses of each. Introductory chapters capture the essence of culinary traditions, traditional herb and spice mixtures, preservation, presentation, and the chemistry of flavours, and individual entries include the chemical compounds and structures responsible for each spice or herb's characteristic flavour. Finally, the book offers a global view of the most famous use or signature dish for each herb or spice, satisfying the gourmand's curiosity for more information about new dishes from little-known culinary traditions. People all over the world are becoming more sophisticated and demanding about what they eat and how it is prepared. Culinary Herbs and Spices of the World will appeal to those inquisitive foodies in addition to gardeners and botanists.

Culinary Herbs and Spices of the World

Van Wyk, Ben-Erik

Pollination Power is a visually spectacular insight into the hidden secrets of plant pollination, unravelling the deceit, tricks and rewards that plant bestow upon their pollinators. Throughout the book, full page colour photographs are accompanied with extended captions, telling the stories of the different pollination methods used by plants. This will be Heather's 60th book, adding to her impressive back catalogue of natural history photography books.

Pollination Power

Arts & Photography

Angel, Heather

Individual Artists

The Agius Evolution Garden at Kew Gardens opened in the summer of 2019. Designed by Richard Wilford, with interpretation by Sharon Willoughby, the Evolution Garden is arranged according to the latest classification of plants, based on DNA analysis. This book explains the design process, the science behind the garden and lists the plants used to show the plant Tree of Life.

The Agius Evolution Garden

Richard Wilford

Sharon Willoughby

The Wardian Case: How a simple box moved plants and changed the world

History

Luke Keogh

Historical Study & Educational Resources

The book brings together and shows for the first time ever striking botanical art of Indian origin spanning a period of three hundred years, focussing in particular on the 18th and 19th centuries. Drawn mostly from original works held in the collections of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, some of the paintings have never been published before. They showcase not only the wealth of the Indian sub\-continent flora but the richness and variety of artworks, commissioned from mostly unknown Indian artists, who made a substantial contribution to the documentation of plants of economic, ornamental and cultural importance.\nThe 18th century saw a growing interest in the natural world, and an almost obsessive attempt by Europeans travelling and working around the world to describe the plants and animals they saw. At the same time, sophisticated engraving techniques, lithography and other advances in printing created a demand for paintings to be published for those who could afford expensive illustrated books.\nMany remarkable works were painted by talented Indian artists working under the patronage of the East India Companies. Having previously been employed by the Mughals these highly skilled artisans created beautiful, life\-sized, accurate records of the colours and details of living plants, responding to\nEuropean influences but also retaining their own traditions and styles. This is the background to a unique flowering of Indian botanical art, as revealed in the book.\nIn recent years there has been a renaissance of botanical painting throughout India, with artists exhibiting around the world, teaching botanical painting to a new generation. Some examples are shown in the final chapter, demonstrating how traditions begun in the 18th century are continuing to excite interest today.

Indian Botanical Art: an illustrated history

Martyn

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