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Orchidaceous Books BOOKS! New Books HistoryHistoryHistorical accounts of orchids and the people associated with their discovery and development. Bruce Irwin's Orchid Paintings
AU$41.50 / Item
ST. GEORGE, Ian A collection of 37 watercolours and 1 B & W sketch. All orchids are terrestrial and have been painted in situ. John Lindley (1799-1865): Gardener, Botanist and Poineer Orchidologist
AU$75.00 / Item
STEARN, William T. This well-illustrated volume provides an interesting general account of John Lindley's life. 42 colour plates and 29 b & w sketches illustrate Lindley's skill as a botanical artist and the diversity of the orchids he studied and named. Lindenia - Iconography of Orchids - Vol 1 to 5 - 1885 - 1906
AU$1,200.00 / Item
LINDEN, J.; LINDEN, L..; RODIGAS, Em. and ROLFE, R.A. The English edition of one of the most magnificent orchid iconographies; originally published mostly in French between 1885 and 1906. Each plate is accompanied by a detailed text consisting of the Latin description of the plant. Orchid Hybrids of Singapore 1893 - 2003
AU$122.50 / Item
ELLIOTT, John This book covers all 2,100 hybrids developed in Singapore. 750 colour photographs highlight the more important and better known hybrids. Rumphius' Orchids
AU$42.50 / Item
RUMPHIUS, Georgius Everhardus Rumphius was a very early botanist (1627-1702) - he produced a manuscript on the plants of Ambon "The Ambonese Herbal". 15 orchids are described, each with a very detailed sketch. The Orchid in Lore and Legend
AU$37.50 / Item
BERLIOCCHI, Luigi 16 colour photos, 167 B&W photos. The Orchid Man
AU$25.00 / Item
GILBERT, Lionel The first section is a biography of undoubtedly one of the most important men in Australian orchidology - H.M.R. Rupp. The second section is a collection of Rupp's memoirs edited by the author. The Orchid Paintings of Franz Bauer
AU$59.50 / Item
STEWART, Joyce and STERN, William T. Franz Bauer (1758-1840) lived and worked for fifty years at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He became fascinated by orchids and used his microscopic skill to explore and portray their detailed structure. Sixty-three colour reproductions of almost all his completed orchid paintings exemplify his artistic genius. |