Morandi Historia Botanica Spiral Journal — 1744 Milan Botanical Plates Prussian Blue

In 1744, Gianbattista Morandi published Historia Botanica Practica in Milan, combining scientific rigour with the ornate visual language of 18th-century natural history publishing. The front cover features Morandi’s meticulously rendered floral plates — delicate botanical specimens, petals, leaves, and stems drawn with anatomical precision, framed by ornate borders in Prussian blue, the synthetic pigment that had transformed European painting and printmaking since its discovery in Berlin in 1704; the back cover presents additional specimens from the Historia Botanica in the same formal, symmetrical arrangement that characterised Italian botanical illustration of the period.

Product Details

• Format: Spiral-bound lined journal
• Pages: 150 perforated lined pages (90 gsm) for easy removal
• Binding: Removable metal spiral — folds flat for comfortable writing
• Dimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches
• Cover: Glossy laminated full-wrap print — front, back, and inside covers
• Production barcode on back cover (0.5" × 0.5")

Perfect For

• Botanical art collectors and natural history enthusiasts celebrating 18th-century Italian scientific illustration
• Gardeners and horticulture lovers drawn to the anatomical precision of Morandi’s floral plates
• Lovers of Prussian blue and the ornate visual language of Enlightenment-era publishing
• Students and researchers of the history of botany and natural history illustration
• Thoughtful gift for plant lovers, botanical artists, and admirers of Italian scientific heritage
• Anyone captivated by the formal beauty of symmetrical botanical arrangement and 18th-century Milan