Indian Botanical Art : an illustrated history
by
Martyn Rix
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1842467220
ISBN-13
9781842467220
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens
Imprint
Kew Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 1st, 2021
Print length
224 Pages
Weight
1,034 grams
Dimensions
20.20 x 25.10 x 2.60 cms
Product Classification:
Botanical artTrees, wildflowers & plants
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The book brings together and shows for the first time ever striking botanical art of Indian origin spanning a period of three hundred years, focussing in particular on the 18th and 19th centuries. Drawn mostly from original works held in the collections of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, some of the paintings have never been published before.
•An illustrated history of botanical art in India spanning three centuries•Illustrated throughout with 150 stunning paintings of Indian plants of economic, ornamental and cultural importance, commissioned from Indian artists•Detailed captions accompany each painting •Some of the art from collections of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, has never been published before•Final chapter covers 21st century renaissance of Indian botanical art, with work of contemporary Indian botanical artists•Written by horticultural and botanical art expert Martyn Rix•Foreword by Sita Reddy, cultural sociologist based in Hyderabad•Published in partnership with Roli Books, New Delhi
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