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Drawn from the archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this coloring book provides more than 40 full-color images of wonderful orchids together with line artworks to color in. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is global leader in plant research and conservation and has played a pivotal role in the research and preservation of orchids since its founding in 1759. Today, its collection of orchids is one of the largest and most scientifically significant in the world and their archives house some of the finest examples of orchids represented in art. This coloring book contains some of the collection's greatest exponents of botanical art from the Kew archives, such as Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Franz Bauer and Georg Ehret, as well as other equally beautiful and exquisite images by some of the artists who worked for Curtis's Botanical Magazine and for the Botanic Gardens, this collection makes the ideal gift or self-purchase for those who love the wonders of nature and orchids in particular. Features: - Thick, high-quality paper to prevent bleed-through - A key of full-color, thumbnail images to preview the designs - Full-page prints of original full-color artwork to display ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Publishing and The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew have collaborated to create a wonderful selection of botanical-themed arts, crafts and activity books, including origami, dot-to-dots and color-by-numbers.

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The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew houses the largest and most diverse botanical collections in the world. The illustration archives contain more than 170,000 prints and drawings of plants. It is one of London's top tourist attractions and is a World Heritage Site.

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