30 review for The Botanical Bible: Plants, Flowers, Art, Recipes Other Home Uses

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   5 out of 5

   Meagan – Oct 04, 2020

   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 h 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.

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   5 out of 5

   Mercedes Wood – Jul 29, 2019

   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. 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.

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   4 out of 5

   Sharon – Jun 06, 2021

   The author's love of plants shines with beautiful illustrations and enlightening descriptions. It seems as though Ellis wants to put all of her plant knowledge and love into one compendium, whether it belongs or not. Botany, recipes, herbal uses, seasonal foods, botanic artists (famous and not): there is a bit of everything, sometimes overly detailed, sometimes just a glaze of information. This bit of everything concept isn't satisfying because there is too little of too much, minutiae mixed wit The author's love of plants shines with beautiful illustrations and enlightening descriptions. It seems as though Ellis wants to put all of her plant knowledge and love into one compendium, whether it belongs or not. Botany, recipes, herbal uses, seasonal foods, botanic artists (famous and not): there is a bit of everything, sometimes overly detailed, sometimes just a glaze of information. This bit of everything concept isn't satisfying because there is too little of too much, minutiae mixed with random recipes, detailed plant lineage mixed with a teaser uses section. She goes into great detail about plant lineage and cellular structure, and then just lightly touches on herbal remedies. The detailing would have been helpful throughout, such as the whys and hows to the herbs instead of a few hints of their powers.

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   4 out of 5

   Lia – Dec 31, 2019

   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 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.

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   4 out of 5

   Juli Anna – Mar 06, 2019

   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.

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   4 out of 5

   Carissa – Nov 01, 2018

   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. 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.

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   4 out of 5

   Ashley – Feb 11, 2021

   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.

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   5 out of 5

   Donna Brown – Dec 26, 2021

   The botanical bible has a bit of everything. I spend an afternoon paging through the entire book and found beautiful art, recipes, and scads of information. Definitely a reference book for my library.

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   4 out of 5

   Joyce – Jan 18, 2020

   A wonderful book about flora beginnings and all the way up to now with herbal recipes, information artists, it is an amazing wealth of information, foods, herbs, art. you name it is in here. Next book? The Beekeepers bible..

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    4 out of 5

    Sadie Fox – Jun 26, 2020

    Great book to introduce you to so many concepts and inspiration botanical! If you're looking for a deeper information based learning in any one subject, I recommend looking elsewhere. Great book to introduce you to so many concepts and inspiration botanical! If you're looking for a deeper information based learning in any one subject, I recommend looking elsewhere.

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    4 out of 5

    Chance – Dec 31, 2021

    What a beast.

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    4 out of 5

    alison – Jun 05, 2020

    Good intro to all things botany book. I’ve tried some of the recipes and they’re great.

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    4 out of 5

    Caitlyn – Nov 16, 2018

    Exceptional resource for every gardener.

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