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Language: English
Published by Wellfleet Press, Secaucus, N.J.,[London, Quarto Publishing ; Central Southern Typesetters, Eastbourne; Manufactured in Hong Kong by Regent Publishing Services Ltd., Printed by Lee Fung Asco Printers Ltd., Hong Kong], 1989 1989
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Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.Joseph Valles - Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 191 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 34 cm ; ISBN 9781555214456, 1555214452 ; OCLC 20749890 ; dark green cloth in color pictorial dustjacket ; "The greatest botanical illustrations throughout the history of the genre are presented in this fascinating and beautifully de…signed survey. Beginning with the ancient Egyptians, plants, flowers and herbs have been the subject of the artist's attention. Author Lys de Bray explains why skilled botanical art is better - and of more use to posterity - than the best photographs."--Amazon.com ; Contents: Incunabula and iconography -- The Dutch and Flemish Schools -- Linnaeus and other eighteenth-century artists -- Pre-Renaissance to Post-revolution -- Georg Dionysius Ehret -- Redoute Josephine and Malmaison -- Kew, heart of the botanical world -- Modern botanical painting ; "A Quarto Book" ; Folio ; FINE/FINE. Book.
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Seller: BWS BKS, Ferndale, NY, U.S.A.BWS BKS
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Hardcover. Condition: New.
