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The Golden Age of Flowers Celia Fisher

The Golden Age of Flowers By Celia Fisher

The Golden Age of Flowers by Celia Fisher


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The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries saw a flowering of botanical illustration and witnessed the production of some of the greatest books of plant illustration ever produced. In this beautiful book, Celia Fisher has selected over 100 of the most stunning flower images from this period.

The Golden Age of Flowers Summary

The Golden Age of Flowers: Botanical Illustration in the Age of Discovery 1600-1800 by Celia Fisher

The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries saw a flowering of botanical illustration and witnessed the production of some of the greatest books of plant illustration ever produced, including such outstanding examples as the Hortus Eystettensis, the work of Maria Sybilla Merian, Thornton's Temple of Flora, Banks's Florilegium and Sibthorpe's Flora Graeca. In this beautiful book, Celia Fisher has selected over 100 of the most stunning flower images from this period, and each plant has its own brief biography, giving the context in which it was discovered and the personalities who first named and nurtured it. Many of the flowers in the book are now familiar, while others remain very exotic. Some of the illustrations are appealing for their naive delicacy but most have never been superseded in scientific accuracy, and they remain one of the best proofs of art and science as complementary disciplines.

About Celia Fisher

Celia Fisher gained her MA and PhD at the Courtauld Institute of Art, where she studied flowers in fifteenth-century paintings and manuscripts. She lectures and writes widely on the history of plants and gardens in art. Her previous publications include Flowers and Fruit (National Gallery, 1998), The Medieval Flower Book (British Library, 2007) and Flowers of the Renaissance (Frances Lincoln, 2011).

Additional information

GOR007521233
9780712358958
0712358951
The Golden Age of Flowers: Botanical Illustration in the Age of Discovery 1600-1800 by Celia Fisher
Used - Very Good
Paperback
British Library Publishing
20130204
144
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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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