A Garden Eden
Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration
$177.96
- Hardcover
576 pages
- Release Date
28 November 2021
Summary
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 ex…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783836577397 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3836577399 |
| Author: | H. Walter Lack |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 28 November 2021 |
| Weight: | 4.33kg |
| Dimensions: | 52mm x 250mm x 340mm |
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Critics Review
“This trilingual book makes a truly thoughtful gift.”
Art, beauty, and knowledge come together in A Garden Eden. A comprehensive coffee table book on botany with beautiful images. Love of aesthetics is almost the only thing that counts. * Cosmopolitan *
A selection of the best works in botanical illustration. * ELLE *
This trilingual book makes a truly thoughtful gift. * gardenersworld.com *
A Marvellian world of botanical delights unfurls. Art blends with science in plates that range from the Byzantine to the Baroque. * The Times *
H. Walter Lack
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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