The gilded canopy
botanical ceiling panels of the Natural History Museum
by Sandra Knapp
"Soaring high above visitors to the Natural History Museum are the wonderful ceiling panels decorated with plants from every corner of the globe. Stunning in design, richly coloured and gilded, the ceilings are a major art exhibition in their own right. They speak vividly of an era when specimens of plants from all around the world were flooding into Britain, causing an explosion of interest in botany and horticulture, with new glasshouses and public parks springing up all over the country." "Explore the fascinating histories of the exotic species and British flora depicted on the panels. In the authors' words: "...each one tells a story - plants that have made and broken empires, been the cause for terrible human suffering, or have brought joy through their beauty.""--BOOK JACKET.
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GILDED CANOPY: BOTANICAL CEILING PANELS OF THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM.
2005, NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
in Undetermined and English
0565091980 9780565091989
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The gilded canopy: botanical ceiling panels of the Natural History Museum
2005, Natural History Museum, Distribution UK and rest of the world, NBN International
in English
0565091980 9780565091989
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