Botanical Fashion. The Floral World of Peterhof

Authors: O. D. Volkov, M. V. Trubanovskaya

Editor: Elena Gennadyevna Filyakova

Publisher: DETGIZ, 2014

Genre: Museums

ISBN: 978-5-8452-0484-4

Pages: 88 (Offset)

Weight: 690 g

Dimensions: 347x247x11 mm

Flowers from Botanical Atlases

Tulipmania and Tulip Maniacs

The Rainbow Flower

The Madonna Flower

The Flower from Ornament

Paradise Apple

"The All-Seeing Eye"

The Many-Faced Mallow

The Flower of the Theater of the Twelve Gods

The Symbol of Love and Passion

The Tireless Worker and the Untouchable

The Ancient Flower

"NOT the Persian Apple"

The Healer, Friend of the Healer

The Flower with the Scent of a Predator

The Messenger of Heaven

The Flower of Rain

The Flower of the Seasons, or The Floral Clock

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The world of flowers in Peterhof is a play of nature and man, whose union creates the intricate patterns of parterres and flower beds, giving the capital of fountains an appearance that astonishes with its riot of colors and variety of scents. The expressiveness and beauty of flowers delight the eye not only in the parks, but also in the halls of the Peterhof museums.

The book "The Fashion for Botany" was created based on the collections of the State Peterhof Museum-Reserve. Readers will become acquainted with botanical publications from the 16th-19th centuries from the "Rare Books" collection and items from the museum collections of decorative and applied arts and fine arts.

The flowers captured on porcelain and glass, embroidered on fabrics, and carved from wood owe much of their beauty and perfection to publications featuring colorful flora. The collection of flower albums and atlases demonstrates the Russian royalty's passion for botany.

The presented collections are supplemented by culinary and medicinal recipes, as well as useful tips for growing and using flowering plants, which can still be seen in the parks of Peterhof today.