Coloring books for adults all the rage, but apparently, they were popular as far back as the 18th Century. A 256-year-old coloring book has been found in the library of the Missouri Botanical ...

Coloring books for adults all the rage but, apparently, they were popular as far back as the 18th Century. A 256-year-old coloring book has been found in the library of the Missouri Botanical ...

Whatever the reason, light use may have helped preserve a rare, early coloring book found in the Missouri Botanical Garden’s library. Noticed just last month, the book predates by 100 years what ...

The Chicago Botanic Garden has purchased one of the world’s premier collections of rare botanical books and journals. The 30-year-old museum park in Glencoe, Ill., bought 2,219 books and 2,000 ...

Two New Books of Centuries-Old Botanical Illustrations. Two new titles reproduce centuries-old masterpieces of botanical illustrations. By Julie Coe Photography by Stuart Tyson. March 31, 2013 ...

Old books are a treasure trove of images and illustrations that can be carefully cut or torn out to hang on your walls. Great options include botanicals, diagrams, schematics, woodcut ...

When 98-year-old botanical artist Margaret Stones died just after Christmas at her home in Australia, she left behind a body of work that will live on for years, especially in ...

A 256-year-old coloring book has been found in the library of the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis. Its pages feature drawings of 60 plants and flowers, along with instructions for ...

ST. LOUIS – Another great attraction for St. Louis is the Missouri Botanical Garden. But a recent discovery has made what’s old, is new again. It was research for another project that led Amy ...

Or kept the book only for pressing plants. Whatever the reason, light use may have helped preserve a rare, early coloring book found in the Missouri Botanical Garden's library.