Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower: Artists' Books and the Natural World - Rilegato

Fairman, Elisabeth R.

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ISBN 10: 0300204248 ISBN 13: 9780300204247

Casa editrice: Yale Univ Pr, 2014

Riassunto

Highlighting an enduring interest in natural history from the 16th century to the present, this gorgeous book explores depictions of the natural world, from centuries-old manuscripts to contemporary artists’ books. It examines the scientific pursuits in the 18th and 19th centuries that resulted in the collecting and cataloguing of the natural world. It also investigates the aesthetically oriented activities of self-taught naturalists in the 19th century, who gathered flowers, ferns, seaweed, feathers, and other naturalia into albums. Examples of 20th- and 21st-century artists’ books, including those of Eileen Hogan, Mandy Bonnell, and Tracey Bush, broaden the vision of the natural world to incorporate its interaction with consumer culture and with modern technologies. Featuring dazzling illustrations, the book itself is designed to evoke a fieldwork notebook, and features a collection pocket and ribbon markers.

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Recensione:

'There's something charmingly retro about this volume, which is deliberately designed to evoke an old-fashioned fieldwork book, complete with a pocket in the back for your own notes and specimens.'--Caroline Bugler, V&A Magazine (July 2014)

The stunning illustrations capture our nation's enduring interest in natural history, from illuminated manuscripts and traditional botanical drawings to artists' books as installations. Lovers of nature and beautiful books will love the enchanting details: a pocket for pressed flowers and multiple ribbon markers. An exquisite tribute to the British countryside.'--The Lady (13 June 2014)

'The book is a delight, with page after page of wonderful representations of nature--from simple, pressed flowers, pencil drawings, wood engravings and watercolors to elaborate paper-cut art and digital prints. The way in which these scientific and artistic observations from various eras have been juxtaposed is fascinating....' -Juliet Roberts, Gardens Illustrated (August 2014)

'The sheer beauty of some of the watercolours, prints and paper-cuts is astounding. They make me long to sit for days in the Yale library and leaf through the other pages. And the book is flawlessly produced, right down to the pocket at the back to tuck your own cuttings in, and ribbon markers in Farrow & Ball hues.'--Augusta Pownall, The Spectator (26 July 2014)

‘In our increasingly digital age, it’s a pleasure to be reminded of the enduring beauty of physical objects .... the resulting treasure trove is an unmissable record of the human response to the natural world.’—Seth Burgess, BBC Wildlife Magazine (August 2014)

'It would be a wonderful addition to the library of any naturalist or artist. A feast for the eyes....' --Sue Brooks, Caught by the River

'The most striking feature of this illuminating and beautifully produced book is the kinship of representations of nature in Western books from early herbals to the present...Of Green Leaf...is a carefully modulated consideration of art, craft and making as well as responses to nature, reminding us that skill and imagination are natural wonders in themselves.' --Jenny Uglow, British Art Journal

L'autore:

Elisabeth Fairman is senior curator of rare books and manuscripts at the Yale Center for British Art.

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• Editore: Yale Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0300204248
• ISBN 13: 9780300204247
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 247