Golden age of botanical art / Martyn Rix.

London : Andre Deutsch, 2012.

256 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Published in association with Kew Royal Botanic Gardens.

The origins of botanical art -- Early works of the sixteenth century -- Seventeenth-century florilegia -- North American plants -- Travellers to the Levant -- The exploration of Russia and Japan -- Botany Bay and beyond -- The Golden Age in England -- South American adventures -- The Golden Age in France -- Botanical and horticultural illustrated journals -- Early Chinese plant drawings -- The Company School in India -- A new era at Kew -- Victorian travellers -- Bringing China to Europe -- The flowers of war and beyond -- Carrying on the tradition.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255) and index.