New format and gift edition of the bestselling bookShowcases some of the best botanical art from the collections of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Shirley Sherwood

? Informative essays provide an overview of the origins, history and relevance of botanical illustration with special reference to the Kew and Shirley Sherwood collections

? Extensively illustrated, with over 200 illustrations arranged into thematic sections

? Annotated captions, with artists details, dimensions of the paintings, medium and material, and the nature of the plant shown

? Includes biographies of artists, selected bibliography and indexes to plants and artists

? Works as a stand alone book on the history of botanical artTreasures of Botanical Art reveals the history of botanical painting, its beauty and science, with works from two renowned collections and over one hundred significant artists, dating from the late 1400s through to today. Paintings featured from the Kew collection include works by well-known artists the Bauer brothers, Redouté, Ehret, Fitch, Lilian Snelling and Margaret Mee as well as many lesser known artists. Contemporary works are featured from the Sherwood collection by a host of international artists.

Over 200 stunning botanical paintings are showcased in this gift book, accompanied with informative text on the origins, history and relevance of botanical art, as well as information on the plants themselves. Biographies of over 120 artists are provided at the end of the book, revealing the

historical and international background of this genre.

‘Two of the best botanical minds come together in this beautifully illustrated book...the illustrations,

from the Kew Collection, are breath-taking and the text wonderfully informative’. Oxford Times

‘This book is a tribute both to Shirley Sherwood and to Kew, and should be bought by everyone

with an interest in botanical illustration’. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine