These finely detailed, glorious color photographs examine the tulip in all its startling diversity. All are meticulously composed and lit with great clarity and readers will be dazzled by their beauty. Whether you’re an avid gardener or just a lover of beautiful photographs, you can’t help but be impressed. Contemplate familiar varieties as well as exotic rarities. Browsing through these pages you’ll understand why tulip-mania gripped seventeenth century Holland, eventually ruining many of its otherwise staid and sensible inhabitants!