Crinum Lily Journal — Mary Delany Flora Delanica 1778 Crinum Zeylanicum British Museum

Mary Delany (1700–1788), at the age of 72, invented an entirely new art form: botanical paper mosaics assembled from hundreds of tiny hand-coloured paper fragments cut and layered with scientific precision — dissecting real plants to ensure every stamen, petal, and leaf was botanically exact. Both covers of this journal present Crinum zeylanicum (Asphodil Lily) from the Flora Delanica (1778), now preserved in the British Museum: the characteristic bright pink-striped white flowers against the signature black background, glowing with an intensity no white-background illustration could achieve.

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Product Details

• Format: Hardcover journal with matte laminated full-wrap cover
• Pages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets) with perforations for easy removal
• Binding: Casewrap sewn binding — flexible and lay-flat
• Dimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches
• Weight: 250 g (0.55 lbs)
• Cover: Matte laminated full-wrap print; small 0.5" × 0.5" production barcode on back

Perfect For

• Botanical art lovers celebrating Mary Delany's Flora Delanica and the British Museum's extraordinary botanical collections
• Admirers of Crinum zeylanicum drawn to the most precise botanical portraits ever made without a paintbrush
• Lovers of collage and paper art who want to carry the work of the woman who invented botanical paper mosaic at 72
• Historians of Georgian England and the remarkable life of Mary Delany, friend of King George III and Queen Charlotte
• Thoughtful gift seekers looking for a uniquely beautiful journal for lovers of botanical art and British history
• Writers and journalers who want their notebook to feel as singular as the art it carries