A full-size facsimile of John Ruskin's as yet unpublished book of pressed plants with notes, collected and compiled by Ruskin during 1844 from the mountains and forests around Chamonix, France. This rare example of a herbier to be reproduced and published is accompanied with a second volume of notes and commentary. Here, Ruskin's full, scientific explanations are fully commented on in the light of modern botanical knowledge. Professors David Ingram and Stephen Wildman provide an introduction, illuminating essays and detailed notes and commentary on Ruskin's herbier. SELLING POINTS: . Facsimile pressed flower book - rare example of important botanical history . Full scientific and art historical analysis by the two leading authorities . Important for current research into the effects of climate change . Hardback in two volumes in slipcase ? 244 x 274 mm ? 190 pages + 160 pages . One hundred and eighty pages of facsimile pages in colour and 41 additional colour images
