A beautiful poster depicting a collection of plants, including aloe and tulip, originating from the work “Historia Botanica Practica” by Giambattista Morandi, an Italian physician and botanist who lived in the 18th century. This exceptional herbarium was published in 1744 in Milan by Petri Francisci Malatestae. Morandi was known for his precise and realistic plant drawings, and his work was one of the most important botanical works of his time. Plants featured on the poster: • Aloe - Aloë vulgaris • Aloe maculata - Aloë vulgaris similis, major, maculis albis picta, succo foetidiore • Socotrine Aloe - Aloë succotrina, angustifolia, spinosa, flore purpureo • Virginia Spiderwort - Ephemerum Virginianum, flore azureo, majori • Star of Bethlehem - Phalangium, parvo flore, ramosum • White Lily - Lilium album, vulgare • Tulip - Tulipa • Dogtooth Violet - Dens Canis • White Squill - Scilla vulgaris, radice rubra

Aloe and Tulip

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