This book is a fascinating and in-depth exploration of herbaria, with historical context. With numerous photos and scanned pages from the New York Botanical Garden, it's a perfect introduction to the herbarium adventure. It's also a useful reference book that has inspired me to delve deeper.

This is an impressive reference book. It contains a lot of information on the history of botanists and explorers who have studied and classified various plants throughout history. It would make a great gift for the enthusiast or professional with interest in the topic.

I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book provided by the publisher and Net Galley. However, the thoughts expressed are totally my own.

A very detailed book on herbaria, which is something I never knew about before. Full of drawings and photos, history, stories, and explanations. I admit to being a bit intimidated, as botany is not something I truly understand. The historical accounts and stories were fun and interesting to learn about. It’s not a quick read but something to give time and attention in order to truly get the best of it.

I would have loved to read and review this book, it sounds really good and something I'm interested in, unfortunately the book would not show up on my shelf after I downloaded it. Since its not the book or the authors fault I'm giving the book 4 stars based on the parts I could see and other reviews.

Herbarium is a pretty much what you'd expect from the cover: a book all about herbaria, collections of preserved plants.

Although the book touches on the logistics of how a herbarium is made and preserved, the main focus is the notable people who collected and preserved plant species around the world.

I really enjoyed reading this book. I'll admit it was a bit dry in places, but that's hard to avoid given the subject matter. What I enjoyed most were the stories tied to these famous herbaria, especially that of Jeanne Baret (who disguised herself as a man to join an expedition around the world) and Constantine Rafinesque (who was so prolific yet slapdash in his work that he actually negatively impacted the field). You'd be surprised by the drama and personalities involved.

I also appreciated the section toward the end of the book that spoke about the future of herbaria, specially how to volunteer to help preserve your local herbaria. (After all, the pioneers in the field weren't all formally trained, so why can we help out!)

I would highly recommend Herbarium to anyone interested in plants or history. It was a joy to read.

The history of botany, from the first classifications, passing through the organization of Linnaeus and then to the present day. Only for fans of the genre.

La storia della botanica, dalle prime classificazioni, passando per l'organizzazione di Linneo ed arrivare poi ai giorni nostri. Solo per gli appassionati del genere.


THANKS NETGALLEY FOR THE PREVIEW!

This is an incredibly comprehensive look at the history of herbaria, filled with beautiful photos, historical images, detailed information and more. It turns out that this is far more information than I ever really wanted to know about the topic but it should stand as a go-to guide for anyone who wants a really thorough history of the topic. Many of the historic photos and images are worthy of framing. It's really beautiful and brimming with information.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.

this was not what i expected going in but it contains a lot of info. i'd reccomend it to anyone who has an interest on herbarium history and craft, if you don't though this might be a bit boring.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for provide me with a digital copy in exchange for my honest review.
This book is really interesting and educational if you are interested in this topic. The images are beautiful, like pieces of art.