About this title: Commissioned from an unknown artist by the Dutch pharmacist Theodorus Clutius as research material for doctors and herbalists - and later used by artists - the botanical watercolours illustrated in this book epitomize the Renaissance interest in and exploration of the natural world. They were considered lost for 40 years after World War II until ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York
Date Published: 1998
Description: Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition. During the Renaissance, the boundary between art and science was not as clearly drawn as it is in the information age. One of the key functions of science in Da Vinci's day was to accurately and elegantly depict the denizens of the natural world, and nowhere did the scientist-artists shine more than in botanical studies. The Clutius Botanical Watercolors offers a glimpse into the world of 16th-century naturalists, who spent much time "botanizing. ... read more
Description: Fine. 0810940957 Clutius Botanical Watercolors (Hardcover w/ Dust Jacket) by Claudia Swan. DJ has minor shelf wear. Book is clean and binding is tight. Fountain Street Books ships out Same day or Next day. All orders shipped in protective bubble mailers. Tracking provided for all orders. read more
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