Publisher description for The art of botanical illustration : an illustrated history / Wilfrid Blunt, with the assistance of William T. Stearn.
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This beautiful book surveys the evolution of botanical illustration from the crude scratchings of paleolithic man down to the highly scientific work of 20th-century illustrators. With 186 magnificent examples, over 30 in full color. "A classic ... the first book to give us a complete picture of the history of flower illustrations as a whole"—The Sunday Times (London). "The text is as interesting and lively as the illustrations."—The Spectator.
Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Botanical illustration History