Australia
300 Years of Botanical Illustration
Helen Hewson(Author)
ACC Art Books (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 1999
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-85149-334-0 (ISBN)
Description
This beautiful book gives an overview of the way in which Australian plants have been depicted over the past 300 years. The book is illustrated with 160 colour plates drawn from major herbaria in both Europe and Australia and includes extensive endnotes, an appendix on botanical nomenclature, a glossary and references. Relating the exploits of early explorers, botanists, naturalists, gardeners and artists, the book describes the collection and classification of plants for science, as well as the establishment of botanic gardens, herbaria, and publications withtin the country. Included is a foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Woodbridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
160 colour and 2 b&w illustrations, glossary, appendix, index
Dimensions
Height: 309 mm
Width: 236 mm
Weight
1440 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85149-334-0 (9781851493340)
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