Marianne North: the Kew Collection
by
RBG Kew
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1842466658
ISBN-13
9781842466650
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens
Imprint
Kew Publishing
Country of Manufacture
IT
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 1st, 2018
Print length
304 Pages
Weight
2,136 grams
Dimensions
26.30 x 30.80 x 2.90 cms
Product Classification:
Botanical artNatural history
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Marianne North was a remarkable Victorian traveller and painter, who traversed the globe recording the world’s flora with her paintbrush and writing her experiences in her journal. In 1879 she offered her painting collection numbering over 800 to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and at her own expense built a gallery to house them.
First time that the complete collection of Victoria artist Marianne North’s Kew collection has been publishedUnique publication marking the work of Marianne North? Over 800 colour botanical paintings beautifully reproduced? Introduction by Christopher Mills, former Head of Kew’s Library, Art and Archives? Marianne North’s original titles included alongside each painting? Paintings arranged geographically as they appear in the Gallery? Includes a list of accepted Latin names of the plants featured
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