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Cornucopia of Fruit & Vegetables, A - Illustrations from an eighteenth-century botanical treasury (Hardcover)
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Cornucopia of Fruit & Vegetables, A - Illustrations from an eighteenth-century botanical treasury (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R426
Discovery Miles 4 260
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Close-up photos of plump apricots, juicy mangoes, crisp lettuce ...
these are familiar to us all through cookery books and garden
guides. But seeing fruit and vegetables as detailed art, viewed
through eighteenth-century eyes, is something very different - and
more interesting. Thanks to intrepid explorers and plant-hunters,
Britain and the rest of Europe have long enjoyed a wide and
wonderful array of fruit and vegetables. Some wealthy households
even created orangeries and glasshouses for tender exotics and
special pits in which to raise pineapples, while tomatoes,
sweetcorn and runner beans from the New World expanded the culinary
repertoire. This wealth of choice attracted interest beyond the
kitchen and garden. In the 1730s, a prosperous Bavarian apothecary
produced the first volume of a comprehensive A to Z of all
available plants, meticulously documented, and lavishly illustrated
by botanical artists. 'A Cornucopia of Fruit & Vegetables' is a
glimpse into his world. It features exquisite illustrations of the
edible plants in his historic treasury, allowing us to enjoy the
sight of swan-necked gourds and horned lemons, smile at silkworms
hovering over mulberries and delight at the quirkiness of
'strawberry spinach' ... a delicious medley of garden produce and
exotics that will capture the imagination of gardeners and
art-lovers alike.
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