Kew Pocketbooks: Houseplants
This new Kew Pocketbook is a celebration of the integration of plants into our living spaces, showcased through 40 stunning paintings from the Kew archives.
Author: Brie Langley, 96 pages, 40 colour illustrations, 140 x 185 mm. Hardback, ISBN 9781842468067, Kew Publishing, 2024.
This unique series of pocketbooks from Kew offers a snapshot into the diverse and beautiful world of plants and fungi. Each book lavishly showcases choice examples from different groups or collections.
Since the introduction of heat into homes, making it possible to keep potted plants alive, people have been obsessively collecting and caring for house plants. These now common additions to any well-designed space add vibrancy and colour while simultaneously instilling a sense of tranquillity. This new title in the Kew Pocketbooks series is a celebration of the integration of plants into our living spaces, showcased through 40 stunning paintings from the Kew archives.
The Library and Archives at Kew is one of the most extensive botanical libraries in the world, with the oldest item dating back to the 1370s. In this pocketbook series from Kew, each book presents 40 botanical paintings from the collections, illustrating the variety within each group, as well as the diversity of the collection and artistic styles.
The luxury finish on these books makes them a must-have gift item, printed on uncoated paper and with a cloth and foil finish.
An introductory chapter by Kew expert Brie Langley provides an overview of the plant group, and extended captions accompany each painting.
Brie Langley is a Horticulturist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. She currently works in the Glasshouse Collections team and is the author of Kew Pocketbooks: Mexican Plants.
| Delivery | United KingdomWe offer FREE delivery on UK-only orders over £50. (This does not apply to our print-on-demand service) Our other delivery costs are as follows: International and EUInternational and EU orders are subject to variable postage costs calculated at checkout; these are dependent on the size and value of your order. Orders to EU and International addresses may be subject to local customs duty or taxes. You will need to pay any additional charges for customs clearance, charges include local VAT and duty based on the value and origin of the product upon receipt of your order. Weight restrictions: We are unable to ship orders where the total weight is over 2kg outside of the United Kingdom Product restrictions: We are unable to ship seeds, plants, bulbs, inflammable products, food and beverages outside of the United Kingdom Xmas Delivery DatesMake sure you place your orders by the following dates to garantee delivery by Christmas:
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