{"product_id":"botanical-daffodil-hardcover-journal-vintage-floral-sketch-notebook","title":"Botanical Journal — Nederlandsch Bloemwerk 1794 Dutch Narcissus \u0026 Crocus Engravings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarry the elegance of Dutch Golden Age horticulture — when \u003cem\u003eNederlandsch Bloemwerk\u003c\/em\u003e captured 18th-century botanical artistry in hand-colored copperplate engravings, and the Narcissus, the Saffron Crocus, and the Cornflower were given the precise and beautiful portraits that only the finest Dutch botanical publishing could produce.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis hardcover journal celebrates two exquisite plates from the 1794 \u003cem\u003eNederlandsch Bloemwerk\u003c\/em\u003e (Dutch Flower Arrangements), published by J.B. Elwe in Amsterdam. Created by a “company of scholars,” this 54-plate masterwork showcased cultivated flowers at the height of Dutch botanical expertise. The front cover features Plate XXVII, a hand-colored copperplate engraving based on Nicolas Robert (1614–1685), the renowned French flower painter whose \u003cem\u003eVariae ac multiformum species\u003c\/em\u003e set the standard for botanical illustration. The back cover presents a complementary plate illustrated by H.L. Myling after P.T. van Brussel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront Cover — Plate XXVII: Three Narcissus Varieties \u0026amp; Comma Butterfly, Nicolas Robert, Nederlandsch Bloemwerk, J.B. Elwe Amsterdam, 1794:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe front cover presents three distinct daffodil species identified by Latin nomenclature: \u003cem\u003eNarcissus maximus pallidus\u003c\/em\u003e (pale large narcissus), \u003cem\u003ePseudonarcissus hispanicus\u003c\/em\u003e (Spanish daffodil), and \u003cem\u003eNarcissus d'Argiers\u003c\/em\u003e. Each bloom captures the delicate trumpet coronas, reflexed petals, and color gradations that distinguished cultivated varieties in 18th-century Dutch gardens. A Comma butterfly with its characteristic ragged wing edges rests among the stems, connecting botanical study with entomological observation in the tradition of the great Dutch natural history illustrators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack Cover — Cornflower, Autumn Crocus \u0026amp; Saffron Crocus with Insect Studies, H.L. Myling after P.T. van Brussel, Nederlandsch Bloemwerk, 1794:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe back cover features three botanically diverse species with insect studies. The blue Cornflower (\u003cem\u003eCentaurea cyanus\u003c\/em\u003e), labeled \u003cem\u003eCyanus Segetum flore Carneo\u003c\/em\u003e, blooms at top left. 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A caterpillar and bee provide ecological context, completing a plate that is simultaneously a botanical reference, an entomological study, and a work of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy This Journal Inspires:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-colored copperplate engravings from 1794 \u003cem\u003eNederlandsch Bloemwerk\u003c\/em\u003e — Dutch horticultural supremacy at its most beautiful\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlate XXVII based on Nicolas Robert (1614–1685) — three Narcissus varieties with Comma butterfly from J.B. Elwe's 54-plate Amsterdam masterwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eH.L. 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