Treasures of Botanical Art
Icons from the Shirley Sherwood and Kew Collections
Distributed for Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
272 pages
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illustrated throughout
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9 x 11 1/2
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© 2008
Published to mark the inaugural exhibition of the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art at Kew, which opened in April 2008 this book is extensively illustrated and elegantly designed, featuring some 200 paintings and drawings from both the Kew and Shirley Sherwood collections which reflect the richness of botanical art as a whole, providing an overview of the most significant artists from the 1600s through to contemporary artists, and demonstrating the enduring importance of botanical illustration.
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Biological Sciences: Botany
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