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Gianbattista Morandi Botanical Illustrations Hardcover Journal — Historia Botanica Practica 1744

Gianbattista Morandi Botanical Illustrations Hardcover Journal — Historia Botanica Practica 1744

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In 1744, the Italian botanist Gianbattista Morandi published Historia Botanica Practica in Milan — one of the most elegant works of Enlightenment-era botanical illustration, 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 continues the same decorative programme, presenting additional specimens from the Historia Botanica in the same formal, symmetrical arrangement that characterised Italian botanical illustration of the period — rendered in the engraving and hand-colouring tradition that preceded chromolithography and defined the visual culture of Enlightenment natural history.

Product Details:

  • Format: Hardcover journal with matte laminated finish
  • Pages: 150 perforated ruled pages (75 sheets, 90gsm acid-free paper)
  • Binding: Casewrap sewn binding, opens flat for botanical sketches and field notes
  • Dimensions: 5.5 × 8.5 inches
  • Weight: 0.1 kg
  • Cover: Full-wrap design featuring Morandi's Historia Botanica Practica (1744) botanical plates

Perfect For:

  • Botanists and horticulturists documenting plant specimens with historical reverence
  • Gardeners cultivating heirloom varieties and heritage gardens
  • Herbalists recording medicinal plant properties and preparations
  • Art historians and collectors of botanical illustration
  • Nature journalers who appreciate 18th-century natural history
  • An elegant gift for lovers of botanical art and Enlightenment-era science

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Representative: HONSON VENTURES LIMITED, gpsr@honsonventures.com, 3 Gnaftis House flat 102, Limassol, Mesa Geitonia, 4003, CY
Product information: Generic brand, 2-year warranty in EU and Northern Ireland as per Directive 1999/44/EC

EU Compliance

Representative: HONSON VENTURES LIMITED, gpsr@honsonventures.com, 3 Gnaftis House flat 102, Limassol, Mesa Geitonia, 4003, CY. Product information: Generic brand, 2-year warranty in EU and Northern Ireland as per Directive 1999/44/EC. Care instructions: Use a soft, clean and dry cloth to gently brush any dust or dirt off from the center of book outwards.

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