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Zingiberaceae -
Amomum magnificum - Alpinia magnifica. From: Curtis’s botanical magazine; or flower garden displayed. London, 1832, volume 59, plate 3192. Hand-coloured engraving by William Jackson Hooker (sheet 230 x 293 mm with folds). Slight offset. Text enclosed. € 90
The first and most important botanical
magazine made up of 'figures' of plants and short descriptions. Provides a
storehouse of exotics, paralleling the indigenous plants … (Hunt). A
delightful work pictorially, never excelled as a periodical, most carefully
coloured and a source of lasting interest and information (Dunthorne). Started
by William Curtis in 1787 publication still continues. * Pritzel 2007; Dunthorne 88; Nissen BBI 2350; Great flower books pp. 83-84; Hunt 689; Henrey 472; Stafleu & Cowan 1290. |
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