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227: 193: 49: 373:) and South Africa (Botanical Artists Association of South Africa), among others. There is an increasing interest in the changes occurring in the natural world and in the central role plants play in maintaining healthy ecosystems. A sense of urgency has developed in documenting today's plant life for future generations. Original botanical illustrations rendered in traditional media (with which art conservators are more familiar) can and might serve as reference research materials for endangered species. 208: 176: 123: 31: 109:. However, current guidelines state that on or after 1 January 2007, the type must be a specimen 'except where there are technical difficulties of specimen preservation or if it is impossible to preserve a specimen that would show the features attributed to the taxon by the author of the name.' (Arts 40.4 and 40.5 of the Shenzen Code, 2018). 326:
Field guides, floras, catalogues and magazines produced since the introduction of photography to print material have continued to include illustrations. A compromise of accuracy and idealized images from several specimens can be easily (re)produced by skilled artists. Illustrations are also at times
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and other publications on natural sciences. Amateur botanists, gardeners, and natural historians provided a market for botanical publications and illustrations increased the appeal and accessibility of these to the general reader. Exploded details accompanied text and highlighted specific features of
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is the art of depicting the form, color, and details of plant species. They are generally meant to be scientifically descriptive about subjects depicted and are often found printed alongside a botanical description in books, magazines, and other media. Some are sold as artworks. Often composed by a
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began to be systematized and texts on taxonomic classifications were regularly published by scientific organizations and academic institutions, botanical illustrations became common requirements for popular usability and referential quality of these texts. New printing processes in the 18th century
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The fragility of dried or otherwise preserved specimens, and restrictions or impracticalities of transport, saw illustrations used as valuable visual references for taxonomists. In particular, minute plants or other botanical specimens only visible under a microscope were often identified through
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of many cultures include illustrations of plants. Botanical illustrations in such texts were often created to assist with identification of a specie for some medicinal purpose. The earliest surviving illustrated botanical work is the Codex vindobonensis. It is a copy of
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is shown, and may show the life cycle and/or habitat of the plant and its neighbors, the upper and reverse sides of leaves, and details of flowers, bud, seed and root system.
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to depict minute aspects and render more accurate color portrayals of subjects. Widening interest in natural history and horticulture stimulated production of many
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Recently, a renaissance has been occurring in botanical art and illustration. Organizations devoted to furthering the art form are found in the US (
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The Florilegium: the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney celebrating 200 years: plants of the three gardens of the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust
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The contributions of botanical illustrators continue to be praised and sought and very fine examples continue to be produced. In the 1980s,
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Flora of New Granada (Colombia) Drawings online, from the Royal Botanical Expedition led by Jose Celestino Mutis
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Art Serving Science: Solutions for the Preservation and Access of a Collection of Botanical Art and Illustration
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Elliott, B. (2011). The world of the Renaissance herbal. Renaissance Studies, 25(1), 24–41.
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Botanical illustration is a feature of many notable books on plants, of which a few include
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The Art of Botanical Illustration: A history of classic illustrators and their achievements
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Botanical Drawings of carnivorous plants from the John Innes Centre Historical Collection
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The beauty of silence : Japanese Nō and nature prints by Tsukioka Kōgyo, 1869-1927
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in consultation with a scientific author, their creation requires an understanding of
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illustrations. To that end, botanical illustrations used to be generally accepted as
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East Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), Gouache on oriental paper, late 19th century,
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subjects described, allowing lay-audiences to more easily identify species.
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Plantillustrations.org: searchable database of historic illustrations
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University of Delaware: 'The Art of Botanical Illustration' exhibit
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just preferred for some print/digital audiences or text formats.
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Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators 1780s-1980s
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A Passion for Plants: Contemporary Botanical Masterworks
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Drawing or painted image of plants and their components
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A Garden Eden: Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration
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International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT)
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Botanical artist

Lilium superbum
Georg Dionysius Ehret

Banksia coccinea
Ferdinand Bauer
Illustrationes Florae Novae Hollandiae
plant morphology
watercolour
scale
types
botanical name
taxon

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Blackberry
Vienna Dioscurides
gouache painting of cowslips by Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer
National Gallery of Art

Electrotype
nature printing
Alois Auer
A delicate illustration of a white lotus flower on cream paper with green foliage

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