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Flowers, Butterflies and Insects: All 154 Engravings from Erucarum Ortus
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Series: Dover Pictorial Archive
Botany & HorticultureGeneral DesignZoology
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ISBN13: 9780486266367
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: Jun 1 1991
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.98
Height: 0.40 Width: 8.38 Depth: 10.90
Language: English
The splendid engravings in this historic book combine beautiful images of roses, butterflies, tulips, caterpillars, and other specimens of plant and insect life in elegant full-page compositions. Representing a notable achievement from a great age of floral painting and the engraver's art, they reach across the centuries to us with undiminished freshness and appeal, revealing the most delicate nuances of natural forms with a scientist's eye for precise detail.
This edition combines all 154 original engravings from her three-volume work on the insects of Europe. Students and lovers of the natural sciences as well as those of the arts and crafts will find these dazzling works a rich source of information and delight. Graphic artists, textile designers, and others will find it a versatile and royalty-free design resource that will earn a treasured place on their library shelves.
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