Botanical prints
The earliest botanical illustrations are found inancient herbals-practical works of knowledge, written to pass on crucial information about how to heal the sick. Around the time of the Renaissance, however, flowers began to be more generally appreciated for their beauty, so talented artists set about capturing their magic. Botanical illustration developed into a high art form during the golden era of the 18th and early 19th centuries. From that era, date some of the most stunning examples of bo…
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- Full title :Botanical prints / Sandra Forty.
Summary
The earliest botanical illustrations are found inancient herbals-practical works of knowledge, written to pass on crucial information about how to heal the sick. Around the time of the Renaissance, however, flowers began to be more generally appreciated for their beauty, so talented artists set about capturing their magic. Botanical illustration developed into a high art form during the golden era of the 18th and early 19th centuries. From that era, date some of the most stunning examples of botanical art ever made. The earliest known examples of published botanical illustration are found in t.
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- Publication Date:2013.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):T & J
- Place of Publication:Cary, N.C
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (95 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781844062843, 1844062848
- oclc:ocn828742640
- LC Classification:QK98.2
- Dewey Decimal:741.6092
Table of Contents
Herbals; Dioscorides; The Arrival of Printing; Leonhart Fuchs; Plant Hunters; Pierre Joseph Redouté; William Jackson Hooker; The Arrival of Photography; Curtis' Botanical Magazine; Index of Plant Names
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