Garden of Eden: 100 Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration

Lack, H. Walter

The long tradition of botanical illustration finds its tribute in this new book, whose publication coincides with the exhibition of botanical illustration at the National Library of Vienna. TASCHEN has chosen 100 works from the library's extensive archives to be reproduced in this masterpiece of botanical book illustration.Beginning with 6th-century Byzantine manuscripts, it traces the tradition right up through recent publications of the 20th century. With positively exquisite color reproductions, this is truly a divine book.

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Taschen's sumptuous celebration of historic botanical illustration, reproducing centuries of breathtaking floral masterworks from Vienna’s imperial archives.

EAN

9783836503044

Publisher

Taschen GmbH

Published

15 August 2008

Pages

576

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