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MORANDI Giovanni Battista - Italy - XVIII secolo

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Morandi lived in the 18th century in Milan. He published the two editions of his work in Turin, where he left manuscripts and original designs at the local botanical garden, while in charge of the iconografia Taurinensis (period 1732-1745). Botanical Interests: This classic 18th-century herbal has 70 illustrated pages teeming with plants. In this era, botanical knowledge is already advanced and the author dwells on the minutiae of details. His prints are particularly effective: the author himself drew from life and engraved on copper with great skill. He also provided the annotations on the use of the herbs.

Main work: Historia botanica practica seu plantarum, apud Joseph Galeatium, Milano, 1761.

Botanical interests: This classic 18th-century herbal has 70 illustrated pages teeming with plants. In this era, botanical knowledge is already advanced and the author dwells on the minutiae of details. His prints are particularly effective: the author himself drew from life and engraved on copper with great skill. He also provided the annotations on the use of the herbs.

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