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Book SynopsisKew: Golden Age of Botanical Art brings together the stories of the intrepid explorers - some of whom became botanical artists by default - and the many professional artists who recorded the flora that they discovered on their travels and expeditions.
Table of ContentsThe Origins of Botanical Art • Early Printed Books • The Florilegia • The 17th and 18th Centuries • Botanical Travels to North America • Russian Travellers Across Asia • The Golden Age in England • Travels to Greece and Turkey • The Spanish Colonies in South America • The Golden Age in France • Curtis's Botanical Magazine • The East India Company • China • The Hookers at Kew • French Missionaries in the Far East • Victorian Lady Travellers • Painting Plants in Western China • The Beginning of the 20th Century • The Legacy of Botanical Art. Plus special features on: Leonardo da Vinci • Jacopo Ligozzi • The Velins of France • Maria Sibylla Merian • Linnaeus and Ehret • Joseph Banks • Josephine Bonaparte • Henry Elwes • George Maw and others.
