Garden Eden. Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration

H. Walter Lack

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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.

Contributors

The author

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 and The Book of Palms.

Podrobnosti

Autor	H. Walter Lack
Vydavatel	TASCHEN
Jazyk	anglicky, francouzsky, německy
Vazba	pevná
Počet stran	728
Formát	14 × 19,5 cm
EAN	9783836559423
Rok vydání	2016
Edice	Dějiny umění Tematicky uspořádané publikace Příroda a přírodní vědy