Grierson, M., et al. An English Florilegium. Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fruits, Herbs. The Tradescant Legacy. 1st. Ed. Pub. Thames and Hudson. 1987
pp.240 with 52 colour plates depicting 150 plants. Crown folio. A fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw.
William Stearn introduces this work with an absorbing account of the John Tradescants, the remarkable father and son gardeners and plant hunters. In artwork commissioned for this book, Mary Grierson illustrates 150 of the plants that the Tradescants knew, grew and in some cases, introduced to 17th Century England. Christopher Brickell supports this with extensive notes describing the plates and setting the plants in their botanical and horticultural context.
£40.00 [Ref: 49374]