The Book of Flowers Taschen Spring One was originally purposed to

One was originally purposed to pour wine or water over absinthe

Whether a festive occasion such celebrating the blessing of the harvest

or heated in the oven to keep them warm

or appetizer passing plate

The Book of Flowers Taschen Spring One was originally purposed toFlower painter Pierre Joseph Redout (17591840) devoted himself exclusively to capturing the diversity of flowering plants in watercolor paintings which were then published as copper engravings, with careful botanical descriptions. The darling of wealthy Parisian patrons including Napoleons wife Josephine, he was dubbed the Raphael of flowers, and is regarded to this day as a master of botanical illustration.