Draughtsmen, Botanists and Nature: The Construction of Eighteenth-Century Botanical Illustrations (Archimedes)
Draughtsmen, Botanists and Nature: The Construction of Eighteenth-Century Botanical Illustrations (Archimedes) by Kärin Nickelsen
English | November 14, 2006 | ISBN: 140204819X | 295 pages | PDF | 9 MB
English | November 14, 2006 | ISBN: 140204819X | 295 pages | PDF | 9 MB
This book is the first in-depth study of eighteenth-century botanical illustrations. Its findings offer a completely new insight into the working practices of the botanists and scientific draughtsmen of this period. The author describes the different production stages of these illustrations. For the first time, the author presents a convincing description of how botanical illustrations developed, ascertaining the criteria that drove this process.