Bent Johnsen var anerkendt som illustrator af videnskabelige botaniske tidsskrifter og bøger. I denne bog har han fulgt sin egen interesse, orkideerne, og opsøgt og tegnet så godt som alle de skandinaviske orkideer på deres naturlige voksesteder. Bogen er ikke tænkt som et videnskabeligt værk. Man følger Bent Johnsens rejse og kan mærke hans engagement, når han beskriver orkideerne og de iagttagelser, som han har gjort undervejs. 

Indbundet i shirtinghelbind, med smudsomslag. Stort format: ca. 23,5 x 33,5 cm. 2001. Bogen er på 128 sider med 50 enestående smukke farvetavler, og mere end 50 stregtegninger. Tegningen på forsiden er “Fruesko” (Cypripedium calceolus). 

The Orchid family, comprising at least 20,000 species, is found in warmer climates, and many people do not realise that orchids also form part of the Nordic flora.Half a hundred orchid species occur scattered in Scandinavia, from south Denmark to far beyond the Arctic Circle in Norway and Sweden. Some are common, others rare and a few even threatened by extinction.

Bent Johnsen was recognized as an able and gifted botanical illustrator. Here he has focused on his own interest, the orchids, and has drawn nearly all the Scandinavian species in their natural habitat. This is not meant to be a scientific work. We are following him in the field and participate in his observations first-hand.

Bound, with full canvas and a dust jacket. Large format: 23,5 x 33,5 cm. 2001. The book contains 128 pages with 50 exceptionally fine colour plates, and more than 50 fine line drawings. The front page shows “Lady’s Slipper” (Cypripedium calceolus).

Indhold/Contents: Introduktion – Forord – Orkidéblomsten/The Orchid Flower – Farvetavler/Colour Plates – Bibliography - Index