FLORILEGIUM
Tükendi
This is the first full-colour publication of some of the most extraordinary botanical prints of the 18th century. Banks’ Florilegium is not only a great scientific record, but also a major achievement of collaborative Enlightenment art, and a work of botanical illustration of outstanding beauty.
Format: Hardback with tipped on colour plate to front board (without jacket)
Size: 35.5 x 26.5 cm
Pages: 320 pp
Illustrations: 181
ISBN: 9780500519363
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