In 1772, upon the death of her second husband, Mary Delany arose
from her grief, picked up a pair of scissors, and, at the age of
seventy-two, created a new art form: mixed-media collage. Over the
next decade, Mrs. Delany produced an astonishing 985 botanically
correct, breathtaking cut-paper flowers, now housed in the British
Museum and referred to as the "Flora Delanica." As she tracks the
extraordinary life of Delany--friend of George Frideric Handel and
Jonathan Swift--internationally acclaimed poet Molly Peacock weaves
in delicate parallels in her own life and, in doing so, creates a
profound and beautiful examination of the nature of creativity and
art. This gorgeously designed book, featuring thirty-five
full-color illustrations, is to be devoured as voraciously as one
of the court dinners it describes.
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