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Nocturne

Plants of the Islamic world’s gardens drawn after dark: jasmine, pomegranate, cypress and rose in pale gold, cream and soft green on deep indigo, ink green, aubergine and black.

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Strands of common jasmine fall from the top of the sheet, pinnate leaves in pairs and star-shaped flowers opening along each stem.Jasmine TrailNo. 1
A date palm rises into a full crown of arching fronds, with strings of ripe dates beneath and a thin crescent moon above.Palm CrownNo. 2
A single moonflower vine twines down a fine thread, heart-shaped leaves alternating, one flower fully open and others still furled.MoonflowerNo. 3
A pomegranate branch carries narrow glossy leaves and a few flowers, with crowned fruit hanging beneath it and one split open to its seeds.PomegranateNo. 4
Orange trees in blossom and fruit stand beneath pointed arches, with a band of eight-pointed stars above and petals fallen on the paving.Orange CourtNo. 5
A bearded iris rises from a fan of sword-shaped leaves, with three upright standards, three falls and a bud still sheathed.Night IrisNo. 6
One slender, dagger-petalled tulip on a curving stem, set inside a fine gold circle.LaleNo. 7
A repeating pattern of carnation sprays, each with a full flower, a bud and paired narrow leaves, alternating cream and gold.Carnation SpraysNo. 8
Tall cypresses stand in a row at night with rose bushes in flower at their feet and a crescent moon above.Cypress and RoseNo. 9
Large lobed fig leaves overlap edge to edge, some drawn in fine gold line, with small ripe figs in the gaps.Fig LeavesNo. 10
A single olive branch arcs across a dark ground, its narrow leaves turning between grey-green tops and pale undersides, with a few ripening olives.Olive BranchNo. 11
The moon lies broken into bands on the surface of a pool, surrounded by floating lotus leaves, open flowers, a bud and a seed head.Lotus MoonNo. 12
A wild tulip pressed as a herbarium specimen, bulb and roots included, held to a pale sheet with strips of tape and one fallen tepal beside it.SpecimenNo. 13
Hawkmoths fly over a close carpet of night-flowering plants: jasmine, moonflower and night-scented stock.Moth GardenNo. 14
A climbing rose covers a stone garden wall and frames a pointed doorway, with a cypress glimpsed inside and a crescent moon above.Rose WallNo. 15
A garden plan seen from above: an eight-pointed fountain basin in a round paved surround, with four channels running out to the edges, petals floating on the water and orange trees in each quarter.FountainNo. 16
A gold ogee lattice repeats across the sheet, each cell holding a stylised pomegranate or carnation, with small rosettes at the crossings.Pomegranate LatticeNo. 17
A nightingale perches on a rose branch in flower under a crescent moon.Gul and BulbulNo. 18
A small, regular repeat of jasmine sprigs, each with one open flower, a bud and a pair of leaves.Jasmine StarsNo. 19
A round-bellied gold vase patterned with scales holds a bouquet of tulips, carnations, roses, hyacinths and jasmine, with long serrated saz leaves curving out on both sides, set in a pointed niche on the upright formats.Iznik VaseNo. 20
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