Full Description
A journey through art and material culture on the transformational impact of plants and plant collecting. Accompanies a major exhibition to be held at the Ashmolean from March to the end of August 2026.
Contents
1. The Tradescants and Their Circle - by David Barry
i. The Tradescants' Orchard, MS. Ashmole 1461 - Mike Webb
2. Networks of Exchange: Oxford Physic Garden - by Stephen Harris
ii. Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort (1630-1715) - India Cole
3. Botany and Books - by Stephen Harris
iii. Making the Flora Graeca - Stephen Harris
iv. Joseph Bank's Florilegium - Shailendra Bhandare
4. Art and Botany - by Martyn Rix
v. The Bauer Brothers - Stephen Harris
vi. Sarah Ann Drake - Lynn Parker
5. The Business of Plants - by Stephen Harris
vii. Tulips: Bulbs and Blooms between Asia and Europe - Francesca Leoni
6. Botany & Empire - by Vinita Damodaran
viii. Rungiah: An Indian Botanical Artist - Shailendra Bhandare
ix. Wedgwood Cameo Botanists - Matthew Winterbottom
7. Creative Visions and Alternative Futures: Anahita Norouzi, Justine Smith, Kate Friend, Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg - by Francesca Leoni
