Flora: An Illustrated History of the Garden Flower
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (696 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1552096041 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 335 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Biographies of the botanists and artists are also included. In the process the RHS has built an unrivaled collection of stunning artworks and rare books covering five centuries of plant history. The illustrations in Flora, many by the great names in botanical art, are notable not only for their historical value in charting the development of garden flowers, but also for their indisputable beauty and artistic merit. Today, the art is undergoing a renaissance: botanical illustrations are found on everything from greeting cards to wallpaper to expensive original artworks. The history of botanical illustration is long and broad. With stunning illustrations from the Royal Horticultural Society's Lindley Library collection and concise text by Royal Horticultural Society archivist Dr. Founded in 1804, the RHS led the way in sending collectors around the world in search of new floral species, fostering the domestic cultivation of the garden flowers we know and love today. Brent Elliott, Flora tell the fascinating story of the worldwide botanical
His brief text for each of the beautiful, oversize illustrations focuses on the plants themselves; how and when they were first discovered, described, and named; how they were used; and how their popularity waxed and waned. From Library Journal Librarian and archivist of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), Elliott (Victorian Gardens) presents spectacular examples of five centuries of botanical illustration taken from drawings and printed works in the RHS's collection. These are organized into five chapters corresponding to the five great sources of garden plants: Europe, the Turkish Empire, Africa, the Americas, and Asia and Australasia. The book concludes with a useful essay on p
"Spectacular Illustrations of How Flowers Were Found!" according to Donald Mitchell. In the book�s preface, Sir Simon Hornby says that this is �a book of beauty and considerable horticultural significance.� I heartily agree.Today�s gardens and florist shops are filled with fascinating scents, dazzling colors, and intricate designs. Go back just a few hundred years, and the ch. A simply gorgeous floral art presentation. Midwest Book Review Flora straddles the line between being an art book filled with flora pictures and a gardening title packed with details about garden flowers. Both audiences will welcome this lavish presentation but it's the artist who will have a rare opportunity to appreciate the detail and color of floral designs. Full-color, oversized pages of flor. book SIZE WU My order just came and was I disappointed. The book is beautiful yet the size is absurd. Measures 5 3/8 by 6 1/4 inches. This is not stated anywhere in the book desription. I just assumed it would be the standard 8 1/2 by 11 inches. I KNEW it wasn't the coffee table size but this size is just not suitable for this type of book. I will