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prairie_meg's review
5.0
First off, this books is gorgeous. Visually it’s just stunning. Beautiful drawings, photographs, and visuals are abundant.
The history/science behind plant evolutionary history, anatomy, etc was a lot more interesting than I expected.
There are a ton of recipes for eating, beauty, wellness, cleaning, etc. I was surprised by how many of these actually seem “do-able” and can’t wait to try out making my own tinctures, facial steams, cleaning solutions... nevermind the food I can eat.
I also loved how they highlighted different plant-focused artists/artwork in the later chapters. I’ll definitely be flipping through this section again to admire the art.
Anyways, if you have an interest in botany and any/all things plants I strongly recommend this book.
The history/science behind plant evolutionary history, anatomy, etc was a lot more interesting than I expected.
There are a ton of recipes for eating, beauty, wellness, cleaning, etc. I was surprised by how many of these actually seem “do-able” and can’t wait to try out making my own tinctures, facial steams, cleaning solutions... nevermind the food I can eat.
I also loved how they highlighted different plant-focused artists/artwork in the later chapters. I’ll definitely be flipping through this section again to admire the art.
Anyways, if you have an interest in botany and any/all things plants I strongly recommend this book.
lobeliaparides's review
3.0
Its a fantastic resource with a ton of information on everything that is understood about plants, their history as well as ours with assorted specimens. However, the percentage of the book that is actually dedicated to recipes of any kind is very small. It would consider this more a textbook than anything else.
mercedesjwood's review
5.0
A very interesting and informational book about plants and all regarding them, as it says in its title. However, it's unlikely that I will make the recipes for the food and remedies that are in this book. If nothing else, it is a beautiful book.
seyfert's review
5.0
A wonderful reference for all things botany: the basics, what's in season, foraging, herbal remedies, crafts, and all in between. It's a fun book, if not incredibly in-depth, but it's informative where it matters. If you have any interest in any aspect of botany, this could be a nice place to start before leaping into deeper topics.
epellicci's review against another edition
relaxing
slow-paced
4.0
This is such a beautiful book, full of photos and illustrations to inspire and help you identify some of our common British birds. It has a good mix of brief and more in-depth information. I loved the labelled images in the beginning that teach readers basic bird anatomy as well as the section on habitats and conservation. The visual fact files make it easy to find quick information on-the-go with this guide. I will be coming back to it again and again.
toad_maiden's review
4.0
What a beautiful, thoughtful volume. The Botanical Bible is a uniquely comprehensive book that celebrates plants in all their diversity and beauty. This book not only provides a useful overview of botany and plant taxonomy, it also deal ins depth with the ways in which humans interact with plants: as food, as medicine, and as artistic inspiration. The production quality is fantastic and the I especially loved the artist profiles in the last section. An absolute must-read for plant lovers.
lgallo's review
5.0
LISTEN. If for nothing else (not the amazing photographs/illustrations, interviews, biographies, recipes, histories and concise yet layman-friendly breakdown of the basics of botany) buy this book for the incredible reference guide and 'Further Reading'. Broken down by section/subsection, there are EIGHT PAGES of lists of books, articles, magazines, and websites to expand your knowledge.
My love for reference guides aside, this book is wonderful and, now, marked and annotated and underlined and it'll have to be kept on an easily accessible shelf so I can come back to it again and again.
My love for reference guides aside, this book is wonderful and, now, marked and annotated and underlined and it'll have to be kept on an easily accessible shelf so I can come back to it again and again.
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