Botanical Riches: Stories of Botanical Exploration - Rilegato

Aitken, Richard

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0853319553 ISBN 13: 9780853319559

Casa editrice: Lund Humphries Pub Ltd, 2006

Riassunto

'This is a book to treasure. Lavishly illustrated, lovingly written, globally inclusive…' (Choice). Hailed on publication as essential reading for anyone interested in plants and gardens, Botanical Riches is now available for the first time in a beautifully produced paperback edition.The botanical riches of this book are twofold. This is firstly a book about plants themselves, and the story of their exploration, appreciation, introduction and exploitation through the ages. But it is equally about the collective library of books that document this botanical exploration and appreciation of plants, and the history and craft of botanical illustration. Botanical Riches is magnificently illustrated with some of the world's most glorious engraved, lithographed and hand-coloured botanical illustrations, from the earliest Renaissance herbals to elaborate and beautiful volumes from the golden age of printing.

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2007

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Lund Humphries Pub Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0853319553
• ISBN 13: 9780853319559
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 243
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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