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The Victorians: A Botanical Perspective

By Mendonça de Carvalho, Luís Manuel

The Victorians: A Botanical Perspective

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The Victorians: A Botanical Perspective, Volume 1 offers a unique re-evaluation of the Victorian Age and presents a new historiography based on plants. It examines the use of gutta-percha in the development of electrical measurements; provides a detailed history of cocoa and the forced labor in the São Tomé and Príncipe Islands; explores the beauty, imagination, and order of William and May Morris' flowers; uncovers the world of Charles Darwin and the Victorian Botany Culture; highlights the crucial role of the Wardian Case in the global transport of plants; reveals the connection between Mid-Victorian Botany and Microscopy; offers glimpses of the colonial collections at the 1862 London Exhibition; explains how botany was connected with the development of photography; evokes the desire for a return to Nature and a simple life; and, finally, takes us on a journey through the history of violets.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
288
Release Date:
2025-09-30
Publication Date:
2025-09-30
Publisher:
Springer
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
3031687612
ISBN13:
9783031687617
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
441 g
Height:
155 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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