The Botanical Museum is one of the newer museums in Florence, created by a wish of the Lorena and with collaboration with the famous botanist, Filippo Parlatore. He donated his private collection and international acquisitions making the museum the richest in Italy. It is also one of most renowned in the world, unfortunately only a small part of the collection is open to the public. This includes plant models and botanical manuscripts. The rare collection of wax models by Calamai and Tortori and a herbal code (from the end of the 15th Century) are exceptional.