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        Atlas of Botanical Fragrance

        Atlas of Botanical Fragrance

        Atlas of Botanical Fragrance

        by Jean-Claude Ellena

        Illustrated by Karin Doering-Froger

        Translated by Erik Butler

        ISBN: 9780262051767

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: March 31, 2026

        The follow-up volume to Atlas of Perfumed Botany continues the exploration of nature’s most captivating scents, focusing on the botanical elements that shape the world of perfumery.
        The Metamorphosis of Plants

        The Metamorphosis of Plants

        The Metamorphosis of Plants

        by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

        Introduction by Gordon L. Miller

        Photographs by Gordon L. Miller

        ISBN: 9780262551021

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 6, 2024

        Goethe's influential text, newly illustrated with stunning color photographs.
        Sexus Botanicus

        Sexus Botanicus

        Sexus Botanicus

        The Love Lives of Plants

        by Joanne Anton

        Translated by Erik Butler

        ISBN: 9780262546454

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: September 26, 2023

        A richly illustrated exploration of the astonishing diversity in sexual characteristics and behaviors of plants from the fig-tree to the sacred lotus.
        Atlas of Perfumed Botany

        Atlas of Perfumed Botany

        Atlas of Perfumed Botany

        by Jean-Claude Ellena

        Illustrated by Karin Doering-Froger

        Translated by Erik Butler

        ISBN: 9780262046732

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: April 5, 2022

        A cartography of fragrance that charts the botany and geography of perfume composition.
        Botanicum Medicinale

        Botanicum Medicinale

        Botanicum Medicinale

        A Modern Herbal of Medicinal Plants

        by Catherine Whitlock

        ISBN: 9780262044479

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: October 20, 2020

        A beautifully illustrated, informative, and engaging guide to 100 plants used for medicinal purposes.
        Atlas of Poetic Botany

        Atlas of Poetic Botany

        Atlas of Poetic Botany

        by Francis Hallé

        With Éliane Patriarca

        Translated by Erik Butler

        ISBN: 9780262039123

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: November 27, 2018

        Botanical encounters in the rainforest: trees that walk, a leaf as big as an awning, a plant that dances.
        Theatrum Botanicum

        Theatrum Botanicum

        Theatrum Botanicum

        by Uriel Orlow

        Edited by Shela Sheikh and Uriel Orlow

        ISBN: 9783956794155

        Publisher: Sternberg Press

        Pub Date: October 2, 2018

        Botanical Drift

        Botanical Drift

        Botanical Drift

        Protagonists of the Invasive Herbarium

        Edited by Khadija von Zinnenburg Carroll

        ISBN: 9783956793530

        Publisher: Sternberg Press

        Pub Date: September 8, 2017

        Passion Flowers

        Passion Flowers, third edition

        Passion Flowers

        by John Vanderplank

        ISBN: 9780262720359

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 17, 2000

        Thorough documentation and glorious illustrations of an exotic flower.
        Passion Flowers

        Passion Flowers

        Passion Flowers

        by John Vanderplank

        ISBN: 9780262220439

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 1, 1991

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