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A Handbook of Plant-Form: For Students of Design, Art Schools, Teachers and Amateurs

A Handbook of Plant-Form: For Students of Design, Art Schools, Teachers and Amateurs

Clark, Ernest E.

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture

Crafts GeneralBotany & HorticultureDrawing Instruction

ISBN10: 110807006X
ISBN13: 9781108070065
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Feb 20 2014
Pages: 198
Weight: 0.78
Height: 0.42 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Written and richly illustrated by the Derby-born artist Ernest Ellis Clark (1869-1932), this guide was originally published in 1904 to demonstrate the decorative possibilities of certain plants, mainly English wild flowers, to art students sitting examinations in plant drawing and design. Clark emphasises the importance of retaining a certain amount of botanical accuracy and provides examples of the ornamental possibilities of selected plants in various stages of their development. The language employed in describing the plants is not rigorously scientific and may be understood by those with little familiarity with botanical terms (a brief glossary is also provided). By focusing primarily on accurate renderings of the plants, rather than decorative applications, Clark allows the student's originality to remain unaffected by his personal preferences, and in so doing he allows students to adapt his teachings to their particular tastes and styles.

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