The catalogue of the exhibition “Casabona, Dyckman and the Flora of Crete” has been published!

The catalogue is available at the bookshop of the Pisa Botanic Garden and Museum, which you can find at the entrance in Via Ghini 13 and at the entrance in Via Roma 56.

What connects the Botanic Garden and Museum of Pisa to the Island of Crete? The plants that grow on this island have always attracted the attention of naturalists due to their variety and uniqueness. The Flemish Joseph Goedenhuyze, prefect of the Pisan institution at the end of the 16th century, explored the Island of Crete between 1590 and 1591 under the commission of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ferdinando I. During his stay, he met Georg Dyckman, a German soldier with artistic skills, and hired him to draw live depictions of the most significant plants collected during his excursions. All the plants depicted in the Dyckman’s illustrations from the manuscript n. 462 Icones variarum plantarum, preserved at the University Library of Pisa, have been re-identified by the authors of this catalogue. As a perfect synthesis of Art and Science, they offer a fairly precise idea of the Flora of Crete.

Don’t miss the opportunity to visit this exhibition, which will be open until 30th November!

For more information about the exhibition and the catalogue: info.ortomuseobot@sma.unipi.it
(+39) 050 2211310 / (+39) 050 2211318