Botanical Illustration: The Essential Reference to capture the expressiveness of

to capture the expressiveness of a particular pair of hands

including many of the possible modern uses for this ancient method

and then documented and opined like a madman

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Botanical Illustration: The Essential Reference to capture the expressiveness ofComprising more than 500 years of printed botanical illustrations, this stunning compendium of black and white and color images begins with medieval illuminated manuscripts and woodcuts from the early days of printing. In addition to images from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the collection features highlights from such seventeenth century classics as Gerard's Herbal, Besler's Hortus Eystettensis, and Crispin van de Pass' Hortus Floridus.