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.
Contents
Foreword
Prof. Stephen Hopper
The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art
Dr. Shirley Sherwood
The enduring importance of botanical painting
Prof. Sir Peter Crane
The Shirley Sherwood Collection
Dr. Shirley Sherwood
The Kew Collection
Martyn Rix
The age of antiquity
Herbals and mandrakes
Florilegia and the renaissance in northern Europe
Hortus Eystettensis
Striped tulips and double anemones
Poppies
Peonies
Sunflowers and Compositae
Thistles
The age of discovery
Climbers
Trees
Oaks
Magnolias
Camellias
Cherry blossom
Rhododendrons
Roses
Cape heaths
Proteas, Banksias and Proteaceae
Melastomataceae
Cacti
Succulents
Carnivorous plants
The age of the exotic
Lilies
Amaryllids
South African Eucomis and Veltheimia
Aroids
Orchids
Grass trees
Doryanthes
Strelitzia
Bromeliads
Pandans
Palms
Cycads
Waterplants
Tropical fruits
Temperate fruits
Ferns and club-mosses
Mushrooms
Finale
Biographies
Select Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index
Prof. Stephen Hopper
The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art
Dr. Shirley Sherwood
The enduring importance of botanical painting
Prof. Sir Peter Crane
The Shirley Sherwood Collection
Dr. Shirley Sherwood
The Kew Collection
Martyn Rix
The age of antiquity
Herbals and mandrakes
Florilegia and the renaissance in northern Europe
Hortus Eystettensis
Striped tulips and double anemones
Poppies
Peonies
Sunflowers and Compositae
Thistles
The age of discovery
Climbers
Trees
Oaks
Magnolias
Camellias
Cherry blossom
Rhododendrons
Roses
Cape heaths
Proteas, Banksias and Proteaceae
Melastomataceae
Cacti
Succulents
Carnivorous plants
The age of the exotic
Lilies
Amaryllids
South African Eucomis and Veltheimia
Aroids
Orchids
Grass trees
Doryanthes
Strelitzia
Bromeliads
Pandans
Palms
Cycads
Waterplants
Tropical fruits
Temperate fruits
Ferns and club-mosses
Mushrooms
Finale
Biographies
Select Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index
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