Kew Pocketbooks: Fruit

A richly illustrated gift book for fruit lovers.

Part of our everyday lives, filled with flavor and delivering seasonal joy throughout the year, fruits offer a carnival of color and taste in addition to many fascinating forms and varieties. From grapes and bananas to citrus, pomegranate, and avocadoes, a wealth of delicious and beautiful plants from around the world are celebrated in Kew Pocketbooks: Fruit. Introduced by kitchen garden expert Hélèna Dove, this vibrant gift book also features forty stunning paintings from the Kew Library and Archives, one of the oldest and most extensive botanical libraries in the world, making it a must-have for fruit fanatics worldwide.

About the author

For more than 250 years, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has fostered the study of plant diversity and economic botany.

Summary

From grapes and bananas to citrus, pomegranate and tomatoes, these delicious and beautiful plants from around the world are celebrated in Kew Pocketbooks: Fruit, with 40 stunning paintings form the Kew archives.

Product details

• Authors: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
• Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781842467527
• ISBN: 978-1-84246-752-7
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 188 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 316 g
• Series: Kew Pocketbooks
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works