A Garden Eden. Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration
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A Garden Eden. Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration by H Walter Lack
In pursuit of both knowledge and delight, the craft of botanical illustration has always required not only meticulous draftsmanship but also a rigorous scientific understanding. This new edition of a TASCHEN classic celebrates the botanical tradition and talents with a selection of outstanding works from the National Library of Vienna, including many new images. From Byzantine manuscripts right through to 19th-century masterpieces, through peonies, callas, and chrysanthemums, these exquisite reproductions dazzle in their accuracy and their aesthetics. Whether in gently furled leaves, precisely textured fruits, or the sheer beauty and variety of colors, we celebrate an art form as tender as it is precise, and ever more resonant amid our growing awareness of our ecological surroundings and the preciousness of natural flora.
“A Marvellian world of botanical delights unfurls” * The Times *
H. Walter Lack is a professor at the Free University of Berlin and former director of the Botanical Gardens and Botanical Museum in Berlin-Dahlem. A leading expert in the history of botany, his research focuses on the global transfer of useful and ornamental plants from a cultural historical perspective. He is the author of TASCHEN’s Garden of Eden, The Book of Palms and Redouté. The Book of Flowers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9783836559423 |
| ISBN 10 | 3836559420 |
| Title | A Garden Eden. Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration |
| Author | H Walter Lack |
| Series | Bibliotheca Universalis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Taschen GmbH |
| Year published | 2016-04-25 |
| Number of pages | 728 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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