Picturing Plants An Analytical History of Botanical Illustration

Name: Picturing Plants An Analytical History of Botanical Illustration
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ISBN: 9780520203068

ISBN-10: 0520203062

ISBN-13: 9780520203068

Edition: 1995

Authors: Gill Saunders

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Some of the most ravishing images in the history of illustration have been those of plants. But who drew plants, and why? How have these images reflected our changing relationship with the natural world? This beautifully illustrated book explores the purpose and function of the whole range of botanical art, from early woodcut herbals and painted florilegia, botanical treatises and records of new discoveries, to gardening manuals, seed catalogs, and field guides for the amateur enthusiast. Gill Saunders complements the sumptuous illustrations with detailed captions and an informative text, making this a book for both specialist and lay reader. Drawing on a rich archive of material in the…

Book details

List price: $85.00
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 9/4/1995
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Size: 9.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



Preface


Introduction


Herbals


Florilegia and Pattern Books


New Discoveries


The Botanical Treatise: Botanical Illustration and Plant Taxonomy


Horticultural Illustration


Floras and Field Guides


The Real Thing: Herbaria, Nature Prints, Photographs


Bibliography


Acknowledgements


Index