The continual demand among graphic artists for floral and botanical
illustrations, combined with the perennial popularity of the
Victorian style, have inspired this practical royalty-free
collection. Artist Carol Belanger Grafton has selected 344 handsome
and botanically accurate wood engravings from two notable botanical
classics: "Paxton's Flower Garden" by John Lindley and Sir Joseph
Paxton, 1850-53; and "The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms,
Growth, Reproduction, and Distribution" by Anton Kerner von
Marilaun and F. W. Oliver, 1902.Illustrations include exquisitely
detailed renderings of flowers and other plant features of exotic
specimens from around the world: passionflower, baobab, spider
lily, hop, quaking grass, mourning cypress, American mangrove,
wayfaring tree, Christmas rose, Indian rhododendron, false indigo,
winged pea, Persian walnut. cat's-claw mimosa, Bhutan cypress, and
many more.The engravings encompass a broad spectrum of plant forms:
trees, shrubs, aquatic and climbing plants, evergreens, vines,
brushes, herbs, various perennials, and others. Orchids are
especially well represented; over 10 percent of the illustrations
in this volume depict orchids. Each illustration is accompanied by
an identifying caption that provides the scientific name and a
brief description of the plant, its native region, and if it is a
flower, the coloration of the blossoms.The clarity and accuracy of
these engravings is striking; they are well-suited to reproduction
for almost any graphic purpose. Moreover, all illlustrations are
royalty-free; no prior permission or fee is required for their
use.Invaluable to graphic artists in need of a comprehensive
archive of unusual floral illustrations, this versatile reference
will delight botanists, naturalists, flower lovers, and any admirer
of exotic plants that are depicted with the meticulous clarity and
detail of fine engravings.
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