Botanical Illustration: The Essential Reference General readers interested in the

General readers interested in the arts will enjoy browsing through this treasury of intriguingly beautiful motifs

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Botanical Illustration: The Essential Reference General readers interested in theComprising more than 500 years of printed botanical illustrations, this stunning compendium of black and white and color images begins with medieval illuminated manuscripts and woodcuts from the early days of printing. In addition to images from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the collection features highlights from such seventeenth century classics as Gerard's Herbal, Besler's Hortus Eystettensis, and Crispin van de Pass' Hortus Floridus.