Description
| Product ID: | 9781788841085 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | BE |
| Title: | The Art of Botanical Illustration |
| Authors: | Author: Wilfrid Blunt, William T. Stearn |
| Page Count: | 360 |
| Subjects: | Paintings and painting, Painting & paintings, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, Botanical art, Exhibition catalogues & specific collections, Botanical art |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This major work, first published in 1950, is still considered the classic book on the subject. It provides a comprehensive survey of plant portrayals across over three thousand years. This major work, first published in 1950, is still considered the classic book on the subject. It provides a comprehensive, critical and well-illustrated survey of the portrayal of plants across over three thousand years, at a more compact size. Of the first edition, the poet and gardening writer, Vita Sackville-West said: "Let no one think this is a book only for the specialist. It is essential for the specialist, certainly, but it is also for all the flower-lovers and all those who enjoy the by-ways of biography and the added attraction of good writing". |
| Imprint Name: | ACC Art Books |
| Publisher Name: | ACC Art Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-05-21 |
