The project ‘You Can Learn a Lot of Things From the Flowers’ brings back to light a forgotten collection of preserved plant specimens that was once assembled by a passionate, amateur botanist.
The true identity of this self-made man remains shrouded in mystery and all that is known is his enormous appetite for pseudo-scientific research and occultism. His interests ranged from chemistry to esotericism, astrology and the magical power of “Egyptian” amulets. Fraud, amongst others, was his main occupation.
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