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Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower: Artists´ Books and the Natural World
Elisabeth R. Fairman
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Description for Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower: Artists´ Books and the Natural World
Hardback. Highlighting an enduring interest in natural history from the 16th century to the present, this book explores depictions of the natural world, from centuries-old manuscripts to contemporary artists' books. It examines the scientific pursuits in the 18th and 19th centuries that resulted in the collecting and cataloguing of the natural world. Series: Yale Center for British Art. Num Pages: 224 pages, 250 colour + black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: AGC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 268 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1332.
Highlighting an enduring interest in natural history from the 16th century to the present, this gorgeous book explores depictions of the natural world, from centuries-old manuscripts to contemporary artists’ books. It examines the scientific pursuits in the 18th and 19th centuries that resulted in the collecting and cataloguing of the natural world. It also investigates the aesthetically oriented activities of self-taught naturalists in the 19th century, who gathered flowers, ferns, seaweed, feathers, and other naturalia into albums. Examples of 20th- and 21st-century artists’ books, including those of Eileen Hogan, Mandy Bonnell, and Tracey Bush, broaden the vision of the natural ... Read more
Highlighting an enduring interest in natural history from the 16th century to the present, this gorgeous book explores depictions of the natural world, from centuries-old manuscripts to contemporary artists’ books. It examines the scientific pursuits in the 18th and 19th centuries that resulted in the collecting and cataloguing of the natural world. It also investigates the aesthetically oriented activities of self-taught naturalists in the 19th century, who gathered flowers, ferns, seaweed, feathers, and other naturalia into albums. Examples of 20th- and 21st-century artists’ books, including those of Eileen Hogan, Mandy Bonnell, and Tracey Bush, broaden the vision of the natural ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Yale Center for British Art
Condition
New
Weight
1334g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300204247
SKU
V9780300204247
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-27
About Elisabeth R. Fairman
Elisabeth Fairman is senior curator of rare books and manuscripts at the Yale Center for British Art.
Reviews for Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower: Artists´ Books and the Natural World
“A book in which science and art blissfully hold hands . . . [Its] wonderfully unruly heart . . . bolsters the notion that amateur field guides are living books . . . personal works, in the same way that Emily Dickinson’s poems are personal. . . . ‘Green Leaf’ is all about the joys of looking hard.”—Dana Jennings, New ... Read more