Indian Botanical Art - Martyn Rix

•An illustrated history of botanical art in India spanning three centuries•Illustrated throughout with 150 stunning paintings of Indian plants of economic, ornamental and cultural importance, commissioned from Indian artists•Detailed captions accompany each painting •Some of the art from collections of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, has never been published before•Final chapter covers 21st century renaissance of Indian botanical art, with work of contemporary Indian botanical artists•Written by horticultural and botanical art expert Martyn Rix•Foreword by Sita Reddy, cultural sociologist based in Hyderabad•Published in partnership with Roli Books, New Delhi