{"product_id":"9780789210333-1","title":"Botanica Magnifica: Portraits of the World's Most Beautiful and Rare Flowers and Plants","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBotanica Magnifica\u003c\/i\u003e features 250 stunning photographs of rare and exotic plants and flowers by Hasselblad Laureate Award winner Jonathan Singer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBotanica Magnifica\u003c\/i\u003e features 250 stunning photographs representing—in the words of an \u003ci\u003eARTnews\u003c\/i\u003e critic—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 \u003ci\u003eBotanica Magnifica,\u003c\/i\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 \u003ci\u003eThe Birds of America,\u003c\/i\u003e and indeed, \u003ci\u003eBotanica Magnifica\u003c\/i\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 \u003ci\u003eBotanica Magnifica,\u003c\/i\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 \u003ci\u003eBotanica Magnifica.\u003c\/i\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\u003ci\u003eBotanica Magnifica\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most impressive volumes of natural history ever published.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abbeville Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042044657904,"sku":"9780789210333","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780789210333_p0.jpg?v=1763808506","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780789210333-1","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}