Flora Illustrata - Great Works from the Lu Esther T. Mertz Library of The New York Botanical Garden

The renowned T. Mertz Library of The New York Botanical Garden counts among its holdings many of the most beautiful and pioneering botanical and horticultural works ever created.In this sumptuously illustrated volume, international experts introduce us to some of the library’s most fascinating works and rare books, botanical artworks, handwritten manuscripts, Renaissance herbals, nursery catalogs, explorers’ notebooks, and more.