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Herbaria: The Pressed Plant Collection of Beatrix Farrand Notecards

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Herbaria: The Pressed Plant Collection of Beatrix Farrand Notecards celebrates the legacy of Beatrix Farrand, a pioneering twentieth-century landscape architect and the first woman founding member of the American Society for Landscape Architects. This collection showcases over nine hundred carefully pressed plant specimens from Farrand's own garden in Maine, reflecting her dual talents as a designer and archivist.
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This book is ideal for garden enthusiasts, landscape architects, historians of design, and admirers of botanical art who appreciate a blend of historical significance and natural beauty.

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Beatrix Farrand (1872-1959) stands among the leading twentieth-century landscape architects. A founding member (and first woman) of the American Society for Landscape Architects, Farrand created more than two hundred private gardens and landscapes in the United States and Great Britain. She was also an expert archivist who pressed and preserved over nine hundred specimens from her garden in Maine.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781616899066

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

Format: Cards

Date Published: 16 March 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Princeton Architectural Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 50.0mm

Width: 145.0mm

Height: 176.0mm

Weight: 380g

About the Author

Hailed as America’s first female landscape architect, early 20th-century garden designer Beatrix Farrand was also an avid archivist and librarian who pressed and preserved hundreds of different plants from her Reef Point garden in Bar Harbor, Maine, where she collected over nine hundred specimens

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