{"product_id":"syngenesia-journal-geisler-1795","title":"Syngenesia Journal — Geisler 1795 Linnaean Sunflower Chart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn 1795, an engraver in Leipzig set his burin to copper and produced a plate that distilled the Linnaean order of the plant world into a single image. Classis XIX. Syngenesia — the class of fused anthers, of sunflowers and daisies and thistles — arranged with the precision of Enlightenment science and the beauty of botanical art at its finest.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBoth covers reproduce E. G. Geisler's 1795 engraved and hand-coloured botanical plate Classis XIX. Syngenesia, from an Enlightenment-era botanical compendium, Leipzig — a scientific classification of the Asteraceae family under Linnaeus's sexual system, featuring Helianthus sunflowers and Chrysanthemum daisies in full colour, intense orange Calendula, detailed Arnica and thistle capitula with cross-sections of floral anatomy, root diagrams, and seed structures, all rendered in the meticulous hand-coloured engraving style of 18th-century natural history illustration.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: 5.75 × 8 in (14.6 × 20.3 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerforated pages — tear out cleanly without damaging the binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper weight: 100 gsm, suitable for fountain pens and pencils\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover with matte finish, casewrap sewn binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 400 g (14.1 oz)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBotanical art collectors and natural history enthusiasts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLovers of Enlightenment science and Linnaean taxonomy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSunflower, daisy, and composite flower admirers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eField botanists and gardeners who write by hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEveryday writing, field notes, and daily planning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThoughtful gifts for scientists, gardeners, and nature lovers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRead more: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/new-old-time\/the-fused-anthers-linnaeus-geisler-and-the-botanical-order-of-syngenesia\"\u003eThe Fused Anthers: Linnaeus, Geisler and the Botanical Order of Syngenesia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LeBonJournal","offers":[{"title":"Journal","offer_id":63369762308465,"sku":"13167936637889783442","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/5367\/0769\/files\/syngenesia-journal-botanists-desk-v3.png?v=1775069572","url":"https:\/\/lebonjournal.com\/products\/syngenesia-journal-geisler-1795","provider":"LeBonJournal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}