The Trees of North America: Michaux and Redouté s American Masterpiece Tiny Folio

Sibley, David Allen (Afterword)/ Long, Gregory (Foreward By)/ McDowell, Marta (Introduction by)

ISBN 10: 0789214024 / ISBN 13: 9780789214027

Edité par Abbeville Pr, 2021

336 pages. 4.75x4.25x1.25 inches. In Stock. N° de réf. du vendeur xr0789214024

Synopsis :

This Tiny Folio presents, in modern taxonomic order, all 277 of the hand-coloured plates from François-André Michaux’s classic North American Sylva, as well as the supplemental volumes by Thomas Nuttall. These masterworks of 19th-century botanical illustration - by such artists as Pierre-Joseph Redouté and Pancrace Bessa - represent the leaves, fruit, and flowers of American trees with wonderful grace and clarity. Published in cooperation with the New York Botanical Garden, The Trees of North America includes a preface and introduction describing how Michaux and Nuttall’s pioneering work came to be.

À propos de l'auteur: David Allen Sibley is one of the world's best-known natural history illustrators and the author of acclaimed field guides, including The Sibley Guide to Trees, which have sold more than one million copies.<br /><br />Gregory Long is Chief Executive Officer and The William C. Steere Sr. President of The New York Botanical Garden.<br /><br />Susan M. Fraser is Vice President and Director of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library at The New York Botanical Garden.<br /><br />Marta McDowell is a gardener, lecturer, and horticultural writer. Her books include All the Presidents' Gardens (2016) and Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life (2013), winner of the Gold Award from the Garden Writers Association.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Trees of North America: Michaux and ...
Éditeur : Abbeville Pr
Date d'édition : 2021
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Brand New