Golden age of botanical art / Martyn Rix
2012, 1st Edition. London: Andre Deutsch. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #348812
Physical description: 256 pages: chiefly ill. (chiefly col.), facsims. (some col.), ports. ; 29 cm. Contents:
The origins of botanical art -- Early works of the sixteenth century -- Seventeenth-century florilegia -- North American plants -- Travellers to the Levant -- The exploration of Russia and Japan -- Botany Bay and beyond -- The Golden Age in England -- South American adventures -- The Golden Age in France -- Botanical and horticultural illustrated journals -- Early Chinese plant drawings -- The Company School in India -- A new era at Kew -- Victorian travellers -- Bringing China to Europe -- The flowers of war and beyond -- Carrying on the tradition. Subjects: Botanical illustration History. Botanical artists History. Flowers in art. Plants in art.
Price: €150.00