Plant: Exploring the Botanical World Hardcover – Illustrated, 26 Sept. 2016

I had seen this reviewed on youtube, so it was on my wish list for a while. I finally took the plunge and bought it... It's a WOW! book for me. The photos are gorgeous..tremendous inspiration for me for my crafts, but also just gorgeous to curl up on the couch with a hot drink and look through the glamerous flowers. And it's a very interesting read too.highly recommend this book to everyone from gardener to painter, textile artist to fabric dyer, or just to look at. It's a much prized book in my book collection.

The media could not be loaded. Don’t think I have ever done an Amazon review but this book is so brilliant I now want every book that phaidon have made. I searched for ages to find a book like this to become a stable part of the art department. I’m an art teacher so this not only has excellent images but a really good selection of good quality artists all in one place. I hadn’t realized but it’s the same format as “the art book” and family and we all know how excellent they are!

Lovely full page illustrations and images.great range of examples

What a fantastic book! Beautifully designed, well thought out and masterfully executed.I buy a lot of botany books and often find that current titles - despite the advances in print production and publishing in general - look cheap and disappointing compering to books published years ago. Not this one. Phaidon yet again managed to produce a real treasure that would delight any art / nature lover out there.If you can buy only one large format book this year - buy this one. You will cherish it for years to come.

Lovely book but it arrived from France with the dust cover looking a bit worse for wear.Almost second hand.But the actual book was fine and the illustrations were beautiful.Did not return because I didn't have time or thought it was that bad.

Astonishing for its beauty and intelligent text. Antiquity meets high tech in a brilliant selection which justifies printed matter over the digital screen to explore different cultures through time and place, compare botanical studies with artistic expression or simply stun the viewer. I found the link to this book through the fall issue of British TOWN & COUNTRY. I preordered my copy through amazon.uk and quickly ordered another as a present.

Absolutely great. Stunning illustrations. Don't think twice if you're looking for a gift for someone who is interested in plants (or plants and art combined)

As an amateur artist and ex pro gardener how could I resist this book? Well actually I tried but failed and have no regrets.An unusual and inspiring layout, not by plant type or artist but in pairs of comparable works, just gorgeous.I got it for an introductory price I think (£27) and am totally thrilled.