/internal/media/dispatcher/774952/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailThe Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature, Being Picturesque Botanical Plates of the New Illustration of the Sexual System of Linnaeus1799–1807Richard EarlomJames CaldwallJoseph Constantine StadlerThomas WoolnothWilliam Ward, Sr.William ElmesThomas MedlandRobert DunkartonWilliam HopwoodJohn LandseerThomas BurkeFrederick Christian LewisThomas SutherlandPhillipp ReinagleAbraham PetherSydenham EdwardsPeter Charles HendersonRobert John ThorntonJohn RussellJohn OpieRichard CoswayThomas TomkinsRobert John ThorntonOverall: 58 x 47 x 4 cm (22 13/16 x 18 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)Illustrated book with 31 etchings, engravings, and aquatints, partially color-printed and hand-colored; and 6 calligraphic engravingsJessie and Sigmund Katz Collection1988.5280(London: For the Publisher [i.e., the author], 1799[-1807]) Large folio; 7 engraved preliminary leaves, 79 letterpress leaves, plus 31 mixed etching and engravings; contemporary gilt- and blind-stamped black morocco.
Illustrations of exotic flowers in natural settings; allegorical illustrations of botanical themes; elaborate calligraphic titles, dedication, and contents leavesIllustrated books58.00000000004.000000000027056701