A Garden Eden. Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration

by H. Walter Lack

Overview

In pursuit of both knowledge and delight, the craft of botanical illustration has always required not only meticulous draftsmanship but also a rigorous scientific understanding. This new edition of a TASCHEN classic celebrates the botanical tradition and talents with a selection of outstanding works from the National Library of Vienna, including many new images.

From Byzantine manuscripts right through to 19th-century masterpieces, through peonies, callas, and chrysanthemums, these exquisite reproductions dazzle in their accuracy and their aesthetics. Whether in gently furled leaves, precisely textured fruits, or the sheer beauty and variety of colors, we celebrate an art form as tender as it is precise, and ever more resonant amid our growing awareness of our ecological surroundings and the preciousness of natural flora.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783836577397
Publisher:	TASCHEN
Publication date:	07/30/2021
Edition description:	Multilingual Edition
Pages:	576
Sales rank:	177,472
Product dimensions:	10.40(w) x 13.80(h) x 2.00(d)

About the Author

H. Walter Lack is a professor at the Free University of Berlin and former director of the Botanical Gardens and Botanical Museum in Berlin-Dahlem. A leading expert in the history of botany, his research focuses on the global transfer of useful and ornamental plants from a cultural historical perspective. He is the author of TASCHEN’s Garden of Eden, The Book of Palms and Redouté. The Book of Flowers.

Editorial Reviews

This trilingual book makes a truly thoughtful gift.

gardenersworld.com

Art, beauty, and knowledge come together in A Garden Eden. A comprehensive coffee table book on botany with beautiful images. Love of aesthetics is almost the only thing that counts.

Cosmopolitan

A Marvellian world of botanical delights unfurls. Art blends with science in plates that range from the Byzantine to the Baroque.

The Times

A selection of the best works in botanical illustration.

ELLE

Art, beauty, and knowledge come together in A Garden Eden. A comprehensive coffee table book on botany with beautiful images. Love of aesthetics is almost the only thing that counts.

Cosmopolitan

A Marvellian world of botanical delights unfurls.

London The Times