The Gilded Canopy. Botanical Ceiling Panels of The Natural History Museum.

Knapp, S. and Press, B.

Edité par 1st. Ed. Pub. Nat. Hist. Museum. 2005

pp.168 with col. illus. throughout. 8vo. Title page signed by both authors. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out of print. These painted panels were a key part of the Natural History Museum's original design and are covered in plants of all descriptions, painted in rich colours and finely gilded.'.each one tells a story - plants that have made and broken Empires, been the cause for terrible human suffering, or have brought joy through their beauty.the plants themselves tell stories that bring to life the times in which the Museum was conceived and built - the Victorian age.'. N° de réf. du vendeur 66811

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Titre : The Gilded Canopy. Botanical Ceiling Panels ...
Éditeur : 1st. Ed. Pub. Nat. Hist. Museum. 2005
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat de la jaquette : Jaquette
Signé : Signé par l'auteur