{"product_id":"botanica-magnifica-jonathan-m-singer-9780789210333","title":"Botanica Magnifica: Portraits of the World's Most Extraordinary Flowers \u0026 Plants","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eBotanica Magnifica\u003c\/em\u003e features 250 stunning photographs representing--in the words of an \u003cem\u003eARTnews critic\u003c\/em\u003e--rare or exotic plants and flowers \"in large scale and exquisite detail, emerging from the shadows in a manner evocative of Old Master paintings.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original edition of \u003cem\u003eBotanica Magnifica\u003c\/em\u003e, consisting of five lavishly hand-bound volumes, was limited to just ten copies, the first of which was recently donated to the Smithsonian Institution. The extra-large \"double-elephant\" format of that edition was chosen in homage to the famous double-elephant folio of \u003cem\u003eThe Birds of America\u003c\/em\u003e, and indeed, \u003cem\u003eBotanica Magnifica\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the few works of natural history ever to rival Audubon's magnum opus in its scope and artistry. In praise of the double-elephant folio of \u003cem\u003eBotanica Magnifica\u003c\/em\u003e, the Smithsonian's Chairman of Botany attested, \"Everyone who has seen the photographs...has been tremendously impressed with the power, scale, and depth of the work.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Singer's remarkable images are available to the public for the first time in this hardcover with slipcase, baby-elephant folio of \u003cem\u003eBotanica Magnifica\u003c\/em\u003e. This volume is organized into five alphabetically arranged sections, each introduced by a gatefold page that displays one extraordinary plant at a luxurious size. Each pictured plant is accompanied by a clear and accessible description of its botany, geography, folklore, history, and conservation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eBotanica Magnifica \u003c\/em\u003eis one of the most impressive volumes of natural history ever published.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan M. Singer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0789210339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780789210333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abbeville Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 15.70h x 12.60w x 2.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2010","brand":"Jonathan M. Singer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43947152933119,"sku":"9780789210333","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_19606fd4-9676-4e22-b373-f0d55ca35166.jpg?v=1681517032","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/botanica-magnifica-jonathan-m-singer-9780789210333","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}