Let the experts at the Royal Botanic Gardens guide you around the beautiful and mysterious world that is the plant kingdom. From regulating the air we breathe to providing food, clothes, fuels, and medicines – plants are fundamental to our lives. Discover an extraordinary diversity of species, which includes a grass that grows a meter a day, roots that breathe air, and "queen of the night" cactuses whose rare blooms vanish before dawn. In a combination of art and science, Flora celebrates plants from majestic trees to microscopic algae, explaining how they germinate, grow, and reproduce. It presents species that have evolved to accommodate pollinating insects such as the foxglove, and plants that have adapted to flourish in even the most hostile of habitats. Pierre-Joseph Redoute in the 18th-century was described as the "Raphael of flowers". Flora showcases his botanical paintings as well as those of Georg Ehret and others in this gorgeous visual celebration of plants through the ages. Whether you are a keen gardener, naturalist, or botany student, this beautiful book is a treat that will entice, inform, and amaze.

林海象が描く「ジパング」は、単なる時代劇を超えた、極彩色の美学が躍動する叙事詩です。本作の本質は、黄金郷という虚像を追う者たちの「自由」への渇望にあります。法に縛られない奔放なエネルギーと、テキストから溢れ出す華やかな情景描写は、読者の魂を果てしない冒険へと誘い、心を熱く昂らせます。 映像版は視覚的快楽が魅力ですが、書籍版では人物の孤独な内面や伝説の裏に潜む哲学がより濃密に語られます。映像の躍動感と活字が醸す深い静謐。この両者を味わうことで、物語の真髄である「失われた理想郷」の輝きが、重層的な深みを持って立ち上がってくるのです。