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Kew Pocketbooks: Honzo Zufu
Hardback
Main Details
Title |
Kew Pocketbooks: Honzo Zufu
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Series | Kew Pocketbooks |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:96 | Dimensions(mm): Height 184,Width 133 |
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Category/Genre | Plants |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781842467213
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Classifications | Dewey:581.6340952 |
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Illustrations |
40 color plates
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Royal Botanic Gardens
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Imprint |
Kew Publishing
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NZ Release Date |
1 October 2020 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This stunning series of pocketbooks from Kew offers a snapshot into the diverse and beautiful world of plants. Each book lavishly showcases choice examples from individual plant groups or collections, and in this pocketbook a selection of plants are showcased from Honzu Zufu, a Japanese 17th century multi-volume manual of medicinal plants with a unique botanical style. Published to coincide with the new Japan festival at Kew Gardens in October 2020. The Library, Art and Archives at Kew is one of the most extensive botanical libraries in the world, with the oldest item dating back to the 1370s.
Author Biography
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a world famous scientific organisation, internationally respected for its outstanding collections as well as its scientific expertise in plant diversity, conservation and sustainable development in the UK and around the world. Kew Gardens is a major international and a top London visitor attraction.
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