chief conservator at the Museum of Modern Art

makes for a beautiful book

"It’s marvelous

that the iris can represent Jesus or the purity of the Virgin Mary as well as the kings of France or the city of Florence

“Photographic is one of the most creative and original nonfiction books I’ve read this year

Herbs and Medicinal Plants Knowledge Cards 3-D chief conservator at the MuseumBefore the science of pharmacology was confined to the laboratory, all medicines were remedies made from plant materials. Healersfrom the Neolithic shamans to the eminent physicians of the Enlightenmentmade their own poultices, tinctures, and salves from plants that grew in their gardens or in the wild. Few abilities were more important to a doctor than a precise identification of the correct flora. The 48 beautiful nineteenth century botanical