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| Title: | New Flowering
: 1000 Years of Botanical Art |
| Author: | Shirley Sherwood; Foreword by HRH The Prince on Wales |
| ISBN: | 1854442066 : 9781854442062 |
| Illustrations: | 180 colour illus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 220x280mm |
| Pages: | 200 |
| Weight: | .966 Kg. |
| Published: | Ashmolean Museum - May 2005 |
| List Price: | 20 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Exhibition catalogues and specific collections: Nature in art; still life; landscapes & seascapes |
An exhibition of one thousand years of botanical art displayed in the Ashmolean’s leading exhibition and providing the unique opportunity to compare illustrations by contemporary artists alongside remarkable botanical art of the past. Chosen by Dr Shirley Sherwood from her acclaimed collection of botanical painting and from the rich historical treasures of Oxford’s libraries and museums these inspiring plant portraits stand at the interface between art and science. The oldest exhibit is a drawing of a thistle made by a monk from the late 11th century and the most recent painting, by Angela Mirro, is of a rare Peruvian slipper orchid discovered in 2002. By contrasting the old with the new throughout the show, it becomes apparent that the criteria for botanical illustration have not changed throughout the centuries.
Foreword by H.R.H The Prince on Wales; Foreword; Nature Portrayed: Botanical Painting From Antiquity to the Contemporary Age; The Renaissance of Contemporary Botanical Art; Catalogue; Biographies of Contemporary Artists; The Scientific Context of Botanical Illustration; Techniques of Botanical Illustration; Bibliography.
