Botanical Illustration: The Essential Reference books on xix centuries

books on xix centuries

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Botanical Illustration: The Essential Reference books on xix centuriesComprising more than 500 years of printed botanical illustrations, this stunning compendium of black and white and color images begins with medieval illuminated manuscripts and woodcuts from the early days of printing. In addition to images from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the collection features highlights from such seventeenth century classics as Gerard's Herbal, Besler's Hortus Eystettensis, and Crispin van de Pass' Hortus Floridus.