Tulipa: A Photographer's Botanical

Tulipa: A Photographer's Botanical by Pollan, Michael. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781579651220.

How exquisite is exquisite? Photographer Christopher Baker and Willem Lemmers, one of the worlds foremost tulip experts, set out to find the answers. The result is Tulipa, where, in 350 stunning full-color plates, perfection in nature meets perfection in art. Each specimen was chosen for its importance as a superb example of the flowers form and characteristics, and each photograph, taken at the peak of the flowers beauty, becomes a stunning portrait. The "story" behind 500 tulips is told as well, from a tulips parentage to the history of its cultivation and discovery.