Chinese Art and the Reeves Collection: Images of Nature - Brossura

Magee, Judith

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0565092839 ISBN 13: 9780565092832

Casa editrice: Natural History Museum, 2011

Riassunto

A unique collection of botanical, zoological, and entomological drawings depicting the natural history of China

This collection is a selection of some of the finest examples of Chinese natural history drawings from the 18th and 19th centuries, many of which have never been published before. Commissioned and collected during the early 19th century by John Reeves and his son, and now housed in the Natural History Museum in London, these outstanding images are important not only for their striking beauty but also for their scientific significance. Sent to China in 1812, John Reeves was a tea inspector for the East India Company and a keen amateur naturalist who commissioned hundreds of scientific drawings from local artists, which were then sent to Britain. Despite often being highly stylized, the images helped to further European knowledge of Chinese natural history during a time when access to the country was severely restricted. Through their dedicated and enthusiastic work, Reeves and his son helped pave the way for some of the great explorers and collectors that followed. The Library of the Natural History Museum is a repository for one of the most exciting and comprehensive collections of natural history literature and artworks to be found anywhere in the world. It holds half a million artworks, comprising one of Britain's biggest art collections and representing all the great natural history artists, and more than one million books, including some richly illustrated volumes of great historical significance.

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L'autore:

Judith Magee has managed the art collections of the Library of the Natural History Museum in London for more than 10 years. She is the author of Art of Nature and The Art and Science of William Bartram and has contributed to several other books including The Great Naturalists.

Product Description:

About the Author: Judith Magee has managed the art collections of the Library of the Natural History Museum, London, for over 10 years. She is the author of Art of Nature and The Art and Science of William Bartram and has contributed to several other books including Plant Discoveries: A Botanist's Voyage Through Plant Exploration and The Great Naturalists.

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• Editore: Natural History Museum
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0565092839
• ISBN 13: 9780565092832
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 112