Amarant: The Flora And Fauna Of Atlantis By A Lady Botanist
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
What if the lost world of Atlantis had left behind a botanical record? Amarant: The Flora and Fauna of Atlantis by a Lady Botanist presents a gloriously imaginative natural history of the legendary sunken civilization, chronicled through the meticulous and whimsical observations of an anonymous Victorian-era lady botanist. With the authority of a genuine scientific field guide, the book details the fantastical plants, creatures, and ecosystems of Atlantis, rendered in lush, intricate botanical illustration, inviting the reader into a world that is simultaneously familiar and utterly otherworldly. Lina Woodruff masterfully blurs the boundary between natural history and speculative fiction, adopting the earnest, precise tone of a 19th-century naturalist to create a work of sustained and beguiling wit. The result is a richly layered tribute to the tradition of botanical illustration and the age of discovery, shot through with gentle irony and a deep love of the natural world. For readers who have ever wondered what undiscovered flora might bloom beyond the edge of the known world, Amarant offers a tantalizing and beautifully rendered answer.
Author: Lina Woodruff
Format: Hardback
Genre: Botany
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
What if the lost world of Atlantis had left behind a botanical record? Amarant: The Flora and Fauna of Atlantis by a Lady Botanist presents a gloriously imaginative natural history of the legendary sunken civilization, chronicled through the meticulous and whimsical observations of an anonymous Victorian-era lady botanist. With the authority of a genuine scientific field guide, the book details the fantastical plants, creatures, and ecosystems of Atlantis, rendered in lush, intricate botanical illustration, inviting the reader into a world that is simultaneously familiar and utterly otherworldly. Lina Woodruff masterfully blurs the boundary between natural history and speculative fiction, adopting the earnest, precise tone of a 19th-century naturalist to create a work of sustained and beguiling wit. The result is a richly layered tribute to the tradition of botanical illustration and the age of discovery, shot through with gentle irony and a deep love of the natural world. For readers who have ever wondered what undiscovered flora might bloom beyond the edge of the known world, Amarant offers a tantalizing and beautifully rendered answer.