Pollen
The Hidden Sexuality of Flowers
Rob Kesseler & Madeline Harley
Foreword by Sir Peter Crane
The extraordinary beauty and structure of pollen grains invisible to the naked eye.
305 x 280 mm
264 pages
Hardback
ISBN: 978-1-906506-01-8
£35.00
IPPY Gold Medal 2006 - Outstanding Book of the Year: Most Original Design
Subjects: Nature, Photography
This book is the result of the shared fascination of an artist and a scientist with the perfect design of pollen grains, organisms so small that they cannot be seen without a microscope. The grains are enclosed beyond the accessible beauty of the flower until the moment of release, when they are carried by wind, water or animal vectors to achieve their purpose, which is procreation. Starting with a clear explanation of the structure and form of pollen, the authors go on to examine the remarkable events from pollination to fertilisation, and the many ways in which pollen impacts unseen on our lives. All of this is interwoven with a dazzling array of original images by the authors, created especially for the book. Pollen is a unique interpretation of a magical world that no other book on the subject has ever been able to achieve. Published in collaboration with Kew Royal Botanic Gardens.
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