A garden Eden = masterpieces of botanical illustration = ein Garten Eden : Meisterwerke der botanischen Illustration = Un jardin d'Éden : chefs-d'oeuvre de l'illustration botanique / H. Walter Lack.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lack, H. Walter, author.

Contributor:

Österreichische Nationalbibliothek.

Language:

English

French

German

Subjects (All):

Österreichische Nationalbibliothek--Catalogs.

Österreichische Nationalbibliothek.

Botanical illustration--Austria--Vienna--Catalogs.

Botanical illustration.

Austria--Vienna.

Genre:

Catalogs

Physical Description:

511 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

Abbreviated and revised edition.

Other Title:

Garten Eden Meisterwerke der botanischen Illustration

Jardin Éden chefs-d'oeuvre de l'illustration botanique

Place of Publication:

Cologne : Taschen, [2022]

Language Note:

Text in English, French and German.

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 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--Publisher's description.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references (pages 500-509).

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Ellen L. Rose Book Fund.

ISBN:

9783836591928

3836591928

9783836591911

383659191X

OCLC:

1346318281