The Modern Flower Press
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The Modern Flower Press

Preserving the Beauty of Nature

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The Modern Flower Press

Preserving the Beauty of Nature

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Index
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Achilles 149
Addison, Joseph: Notes upon the twelve books of Paradise Lost 174
Adonis 111, 170
African daisy (Osteospermum) 164
Alcumene 184
Alexander the Great 20
Alice Eastwood Hall of Botany,
California Academy of Sciences 208
Alleyn, Edward 150
American Fuchsia Society 208
Ammi visnaga 17
Andersen, Hans Christian: ā€œThe
Snowdropā€ 45
Anemoi (Greek gods of the four winds) 111, 112
anemone 108–13
Anemone coronaria (poppy anemone) 108, 111, 112
Anemone hupehensis/Anemone japonica (Japanese anemone) 112
Anemone nemorosa (wood anemone) 52, 108, 112
Anemone pulsatilla (pasqueflower) 112
Anemone ranunculoides (yellow anemone) 108
Angel Gabriel 185
Annunciation 185
Aphrodite 50, 68, 71, 169, 170, 184
Apollo 58, 61
Armstrong, Rose 257
Art Nouveau 111
Arts and Crafts movement 90, 134, 228, 230, 235
Asteraceae (daisy family) 156, 245
Atkins, Anna 202–4, 212, 213, 216
Cyanotypes of British and Foreign Ferns 204
Cyanotypes of British and Foreign Flowering Plants and Ferns 204
Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions 204
Atkins, John Pelly 202
Auer, Alois
Hysiotypia Plantarum Austriacarum Der Naturselbstdruck … der Pflanzen
(Physiotypes of Austrian Plants, Nature pressed) 268
nature printing and 89, 267, 268
Aung San Suu Kyi 226
Austin, David 166
autumn bulbs 140–1
AYA Engei Nursery 181
Aztecs 28–9, 155–6
Babies’ Breath (Gypsophila) 190
Badianus, Juan 29
Badminton House 199, 235
Banks, Joseph 32, 174–7, 200; Florilegium 176, 177
Bardianus Manuscript 29
Barnsley Warren 112
Bavarian Church of St Michael’s, Bamberg 149
Beales, Peter 166
Beaton, Cecil 169, 190
Beaufort House 199
Beaufort, Mary, Duchess of 198–200
Bedloe, William 200
Behnam the Christian 267
belladonna 21
Benedictine monks 32
Benzakein, Erin 107
Bernhard, Prince of Netherlands 192
bindweed 131, 133, 261
biopiracy 28, 29
Birkin, Jane 225
black hellebore (Helleborus officinalis) 21
Blanc, Roland 266
blotting paper 16, 23, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 49, 156, 174, 194, 297
bluebell 53, 58–61, 118, 277
English (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) 58, 61
Hyacinthoides x massartiana 58
Spanish (Hyacinthoides hispanica) 58, 61
ā€œBluebells of Scotland, Theā€ (song) 61
Bocaccio, Giovanni: Decameron 225
Bonpland, AimƩ 29
books, pressing with 34
Bosch, Hieronymous 92
Bosschaert the Elder, Ambrosius 221
Botanical Gardens, Berlin 29
Botanical Gardens, Madrid 29
Botticelli, Sandro
ā€œPrimaveraā€ 149
ā€œThe Birth of Venusā€ 149
Bourdet, Edouard: La PrisonniĆØre (The Captive) 70
Bradbury, Henry 89
Bradbury, William 268; The Ferns of Great
Britain 268
brambles 134, 166
Brandegee, Kate and Townshend 206, 208
Bregazzi, Thornton 235
British Museum 202, 203
Enlightenment Gallery 202
Buchan, Alexander 176
Buddhism 182, 186
buddleia davidii 131
buglife.org 260–1
Burlington House 25
Burne-Jones, Edward 228
buttercup 13, 18, 47, 108, 116, 118, 122, 1...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction
  7. Nigella
  8. Mulberry
  9. Hellebore
  10. GUIDE: Pressing Tools
  11. Herbarium
  12. Carl Linnaeus
  13. GUIDE: Pressing Flowers
  14. Snowdrop
  15. Pressing Wildflowers
  16. Narcissus
  17. Fritillaries
  18. GUIDE: Mounting Pressed Flowers
  19. Bluebell
  20. GUIDE: Decorative Tiles
  21. Primula
  22. Violet
  23. GUIDE: Projects for a Personal Touch
  24. Foxglove
  25. Fern
  26. GUIDE: Fern Stamp
  27. Rakesprogress
  28. Cosmos
  29. Anemone
  30. Devon
  31. Geranium
  32. Poppy
  33. Lampshades
  34. Weed or Flower
  35. GUIDE: Growing for Pressing
  36. Iris
  37. Cornflower
  38. Marigold
  39. Sketch Facade
  40. Rose
  41. Joseph Banks
  42. Ranunculus
  43. Oshibana
  44. Lily
  45. Decorating Furniture
  46. Carnation
  47. Rosa Banksiae Triptych
  48. Botanical Heroines
  49. GUIDE: Cyanotype Printing
  50. Tulip
  51. Jasmine
  52. Sketch Mayfair Windows
  53. Sweet Pea
  54. GUIDE: Pressed Flower Windows
  55. Daisy
  56. GUIDE: Weddings
  57. Orchid
  58. Taking Care of Nature
  59. Lightbox Commission
  60. Nature Printing
  61. Transience
  62. A Conversation with Nick Knight
  63. Author Biographies
  64. Index
  65. Acknowledgments
  66. About the Publisher