Buy this book on-line de BRAY, LYS: : The Art of Botanical Illustration: A History of the Classic Illustrators and Their Achievements From 1550 to 1900UK.BROMLEY,KENT.CHRISTOPHER HELM (PUBLISHER'S) LTD.,1989. ISBN 0747002300020.
UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn but price-clipped dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,wrap-around cream background with flecks/strands - to appear as hand-made paper,with central colour pictorial artwork panel of tulips by Dr Thornton, illustrated front panel of dw/dj,rear panel with a smaller,central colour pictorial artwork illustrated panel of Ranunculas by Ehret, capitalised brown+black-lettered part-title+sub-title respectively and capitalised black-lettered author name to front panel of dw/dj,spine/backstrip with colour thumbnail illustration detail from front to its head,and with similarly coloured+lettered part-title as front,but capitalised black-lettered author name and capitalised black lettered+ illustrated publisher's colophon to foot of same.Top edges with light,faint dust flecking but bright,fore-edges brighter and cleaner and without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean,soild and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt lettered spine/ backstrip,and immaculate repeated plain dark green endpapers. UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,6-191pp [paginated] includes author's Introduction,8 chapters/sections,profuse part,full and double-page b/w+colour flora illustrations by numerous assorted artists over the centuries throughout the text and the book,a Bibliography,an Index and as last page,Acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] half-title with colour floral wreath/garland with an epigram in centre,by Montaigne,title page,a Contents list/table with colour illustrated Passion flower painting by Peter Brown,26 July,1787 to its reverse.
Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 30+ year-old age.It really is an exceptional and an exemplary copy for its cleanliness and brightness.
An informative overview of the history of botanical art.A time-honoured craft,its origins going back 2000 years to the time of the ancient Egyptians,Greeks and Romans,this fascinating survey is by Lys de Bray,herself a noted flower painter.
The book starts by looking at the birth of botanical art,featuring the work of early artists and the herbals they were commisioned to illustrate.Its core is the great age of botanical illustration,from around 1550 to 1900,when artists such as Ehret and Redoute produced drawings that are today universally recognized as artistic mastrpieces in their own right.The last chapter brings the story up to date, with coverage of the work of the leading botanical artists of the present day.
'THE ART OF BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION' shows just why the trained hand and the practised eye of a skilled botanical artist is better - and of more use to posterity - than the best camera in existence.It is essential reading and reference, not just for plant enthusiasts,but for all lovers of Nature in the broadest sense of the word.
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