Knapp, S. and Press, B. The Gilded Canopy. Botanical Ceiling Panels of The Natural History Museum.
1st. Ed. Pub. Nat. Hist. Museum. 2005 pp.168 with col. illus. throughout. 8vo. Title page signed by both authors. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out of print.
These painted panels were a key part of the Natural History Museum's original design and are covered in plants of all descriptions, painted in rich colours and finely gilded.'...each one tells a story - plants that have made and broken Empires, been the cause for terrible human suffering, or have brought joy through their beauty...the plants themselves tell stories that bring to life the times in which the Museum was conceived and built - the Victorian age.'
£17.50 [ref: 66811]
Knapp, Sandra. Potted Histories. An artistic voyage through plant exploration.
1st. Ed. Pub. Scriptum Editions. 2003 pp.336 with colour illus. 4to. Fine hdbk. in fine dw., very gently sunned on spine.
Through botanical paintings and insightful essays, Potted Histories examines the fascinating history of plants and flowers. Over 20 plant families are profiled, including cacti, daffodils, iris, magnolia, poppies, roses, tulips and waterlilies.
£17.50 [ref: 49426]
Korach, K.A. (Ed.). Botanical Art & Illustration. 1972-1973. Catalogue [of the] 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. 1972 pp.187 with b/w. photographs. 8vo. A nr. fine hdbk. in illus. boards.
This is the catalogue from the 3rd International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration held at the Hunt Institute.
£12.00 [ref: 49396]
Kramer, J. Women of Flowers. A Tribute to Victorian Women Illustrators.
1st. Ed. Pub. Stewart, Tabori and Chang. 1996 pp.223 with colour illus. throughout. 4to. AEG. Fine hardback in fine dw. From the library of Prof. Grenville (Gren) Lucas OBE, much loved botanist and conservationist with an affectionate inscription, ‘To Gren Lucas - to commemorate your visit in Houston and the exhibition ‘Margaret Mee: Return to the Amazon’, dated January 23, 1997.
In this book, hundreds of dazzling full-colour floral paintings and botanical prints illustrate the fascinating life stories of Victorian women artists who made tremendous contributions to the art and science of botany. ‘Women of Flowers’ finally pays homage to these remarkable artists and it does so in a book of exceptional beauty and charm.
£15.00 [ref: 66784]
Kress, W.J. and Sherwood, S. The Art of Plant Evolution.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG Kew. 2009 pp.320 with colour illustrations throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print.
Art meets science in this book that aims to give readers a sense of some contemporary scientific discoveries that are changing our understanding of plant relationships. One hundred and thirty six botanical paintings from the Shirley Sherwood Collection, by 84 artists, cover 50 orders of plants in 118 families, and a total of 133 species, provide a sweeping overview of the evolution of plants on earth.
£60.00 [ref: 64818]
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Lack, H.W. 100 Botanische Juwelen. 100 Botanical Jewels.
1st. Ed. Pub. Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz 1987 pp.216 with col. and b/w illus. 4to. Fine softback. Dual text in Geman and English.
The catalogue to the exhibition ‘100 Botanical Jewels’ illustrating many fine examples from the collections of the Berlin Botanical Gardens and Museum.
£16.50 [ref: 66340]
Lack, H.W. Florilegium Imperiale. Botanical Illustrations for Francis I of Austria. With an essay by Marina Heilmeyer.
1st. Ed. Pub. Prestel. 2006 pp.303 with text figs. and 120 full-page colour plates. Large 4to. Fine hardback with decorative cloth binding in publisher’s card sleeve. Out-of-print.
Francis I of Austria, the last monarch to rule over the Holy Roman Empire, was obsessed with flowers. His imperial gardens, where he realized his passion for flowers, remain one of Vienna's most beloved treasures. In 1791, Francis I commissioned Matthias Schmutzer to paint portraits of every flower in the garden and this collection features 120 of the most outstanding of Schmutzer's watercolours.
£50.00 [ref: 65014]
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Lack, H.W. Garden of Eden. Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration.
Pub. Taschen. 2008 pp.576 with many colour plates. A fine hdbk. copy in same dw.
£35.00 [ref: 47722]
Lawrence, G. H. M. (Ed.). 20th Century Botanical Art & Illustration. 1968-1969. Catalogue [of the] 2nd International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Hunt Botanical Library. 1968 pp.267 with b/w. photographs depicting both illustrators and their work. 8vo. A fine hdbk. in illus. boards.
£10.00 [ref: 49395]
Leet, J. Flowering Trees and Shrubs. The Botanical Paintings of Esther Heins.
1st. Ed. Pub. Harry N.Abrams. 1987 pp.148 with 68 full-page col. illus. 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Esther Heins became one of the foremost botanical painters working in America and this book contains 68 exquisite examples of her work.
£15.00 [ref: 66827]