Book ID: 70871
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    
L'Impératrice Joséphine et les Sciences Naturelles
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                            
                                                                 Exposition au Musée national des châteaux de Malmaison et Bois-Préau 29 mai - 6 octobre 1997. illustr. 217 p. Cartonné.
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                    This catalog reflects the different aspects of Joséphine's passionfor nature by presenting a selection of books, paintings, porcelineand animals. She was mainly intertested in botany and orderedprominent artists (e.g. Redouté) to illustrate and eminent scientists(Bonpland, Ventenat) to describe the plants growing on her domaine.