Kurzbeschreibung
Coinciding with the exhibition of botanical illustration at the National Library of Vienna, Taschen has chosen over 500 works from the library's extensive archives to be reproduced in this new publication, 'A Garden Eden: Masterpieces of Botanical Book Illustration'. This publication, starting with 6th century Byzantine manuscripts, traces the tradition and drawings, right up to recent publications of the 20th Century. Exquisite colour reproductions of illustrations, a sheer tribute to the long tradition of botanical illustrations.
Synopsis
Coinciding with the exhibition of botanical illustration at the National Library of Vienna, Taschen has chosen over 500 works from the library's extensive archives to be reproduced in this new publication, 'A Garden Eden: Masterpieces of Botanical Book Illustration'. This publication, starting with 6th century Byzantine manuscripts, traces the tradition and drawings, right up to recent publications of the 20th Century. Exquisite colour reproductions of illustrations, a sheer tribute to the long tradition of botanical illustrations.
Über den Autor
Prof. Dr. Hans Walter Lack ist Direktor am Botanischen Garten und Botanischen Museum in Wien-Dahlem sowie Professor an der Freien Universität Berlin. Er verfasste zahlreiche Bücher zur Geschichte der Botanik.
