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The extra-large “double-elephant” format of that edition was chosen in homage to the famous double-elephant folio of \u003ci\u003eThe Birds of America\u003c\/i\u003e, and indeed, \u003ci\u003eBotanica Magnifica\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the few works of natural history ever to rival Audubon’s magnum opus in its scope and artistry. In praise of the double-elephant folio of \u003ci\u003eBotanica Magnifica\u003c\/i\u003e, the Smithsonian’s Chairman of Botany attested, “Everyone who has seen the photographs…has been tremendously impressed with the power, scale, and depth of the work.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow Singer’s remarkable images are available to the public for the first time in this hardcover with slipcase, baby-elephant folio of \u003ci\u003eBotanica Magnifica\u003c\/i\u003e. This volume is organized into five alphabetically arranged sections, each introduced by a gatefold page that displays one extraordinary plant at a luxurious size. Each pictured plant is accompanied by a clear and accessible description of its botany, geography, folklore, history, and conservation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBotanica Magnifica \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the most impressive volumes of natural history ever published.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Singer’s\u003c\/b\u003e double-elephant folio of \u003ci\u003eBotanica Magnifica\u003c\/i\u003e is kept in the Cullman Rare Book Room at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Dr. Singer was named a Hasselblad Laureate Award winner based on his contribution to fine art photography and to “our perception and appreciation of the botanical world.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eW. John Kress\u003c\/b\u003e is a Curator of Botany and Research Scientist at the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution. He is the author of Abbeville’s\u003ci\u003e The Weeping Goldsmith: Discoveries in the Secret Land of Myanmar\u003c\/i\u003e and has written many articles on botany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Hachadourian\u003c\/b\u003e is the curator of Glasshouse Collections at the New York Botanical Garden. With over fifteen years of commercial and specialist horticultural experience, he supervises the care of the botanical collections and exhibition crops in the greenhouses. 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