Marta de la Torre is the director of the Museum Studies Graduate Certificate Program at Florida International University in Miami

15 color and 81 b/w illustrations

active about 430 - about 400 BCE)

a grand and glorious book for a grand and glorious part of the world

and bibliography

Anna Atkins Linen Apron ties Marta de la Torre isThis apron design was inspired by a 19th Century cyanotype print by botanist, and pioneering photographer, Anna Atkins. Anna Atkins began using the cyanotype process as a way to preserve her precious botanical specimens soon after its invention in 1842. Placing the plants directly on light sensitive paper and exposing them, she captured the intricate details of her scientific specimens against a vibrant Prussian blue background. Her decade long