Art of Botanical Illustration

Revised and enlarged, this presents a general survey of the development of botanical illustration from palaeolithic man to the 20th century. It looks particularly at lesser-known illustrators. The chapter on 20th-century botanical illustration has been revised and there are colour illustrations.
SELLING POINTS:
The classic text with extensive new illustrations
Comprehensive and very readable historical and artistic survey of botanical illustration
Written and revised by two leading experts of the twentieth century
126 colour & 140 b/w illustrations