Illustrations of the Pure Orders of Vegetation
This whole copy of Elizabeth Twining’s two-volume catalog from 1868, Illustrations of the Pure Orders of Vegetation was reproduced in its entirety and enhanced with interactive descriptions, diagrams, and posters.
Every of the 160 illustrations was restored from the unique scans to be as colourful because the vegetation they depict, which concerned rigorously adjusting the colours and cleansing up recognizing and different different markings on the scans to provide clear photos with out altering the underlying unique illustrations. After restoration, each plant that was referenced within the unique illustrations’ legends was rigorously outlined to create hotspots that correspond with the accompanying descriptions. This course of alone took one to 4 hours per picture and the whole undertaking took 4 months to finish. Posters had been designed as a tribute to Elizabeth Twining’s devoted efforts as an example the pure orders of vegetation in ways in which invite exploration.
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