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Product Identifiers

PublisherTaschen

ISBN-103822864072

ISBN-139783822864074

eBay Product ID (ePID)1753802

Product Key Features

Book TitleLiliacees

Number of Pages520 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2001

TopicLife Sciences / Botany, European

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, Science

AuthorPierre Joseph Redoute

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.8 in

Item Weight109.8 Oz

Item Length13.2 in

Item Width10.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

TitleLeadingLes

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal584.30222

SynopsisTransport yourself to the magical world of 19th-century botany through the 486 breathtaking lilies illustrated by Redoute between 1802 and 1816. ""Les Liliacees"" is not just a book about lilies, it's also a foray into the exacting and rare art of botanical illustration., You don't have to be a connoisseur of lilies to appreciate these beautiful specimens. In fact, the less you know about them the more this new book will fascinate you. Gathering all of the plates from Pierre-Joseph Redoute's original eight volumes (published between 1802 and 1816), Les Liliacees is not just a book about lilies -- it's also a foray into an exacting and rare art. Redoute is widely considered to have been the one of the best botanical illustrators; he had not only a breathtaking skill at translating the natural world onto paper but also strove to improve printing technology (he introduced ""stipple-engraving"" to France). His contributions to the art of botanical illustration are unequalled; in fact, the complete set of original volumes of Les Liliacees is highly prized -- its current value is approximately $400,000. For considerably less, you can have all of Redoute's 486 lilies, beautifully reproduced on thick, creamy paper. Flipping through, you'll be transported to the magical world of 19th-century botany. A pure delight., You don't have to be a connoisseur of lilies to appreciate these beautiful specimens. In fact, the less you know about them the more this new book will fascinate you. Gathering all of the plates from Pierre-Joseph Redoute's original eight volumes (published between 1802 and 1816), Les Liliacees is not just a book about lilies -- it's also a foray into an exacting and rare art.Redoute is widely considered to have been the one of the best botanical illustrators; he had not only a breathtaking skill at translating the natural world onto paper but also strove to improve printing technology (he introduced ""stipple-engraving"" to France). His contributions to the art of botanical illustration are unequalled; in fact, the complete set of original volumes of Les Liliacees is highly prized -- its current value is approximately $400,000. For considerably less, you can have all of Redoute's 486 lilies, beautifully reproduced on thick, creamy paper. Flipping through, you'll be transported to the magical world of 19th-century botany. A pure delight.