{"product_id":"redout-©-the-book-of-flowers-45th-ed-9783836556651","title":"Redout√©: The Book of Flowers. 45th Ed.","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeet \"the Raphael of flowers,\" botanical painter Pierre-Joseph Redout√©. This book, adapted from our XL edition, gathers the finest engravings from Redout√©'s most important works, including Selection of the Most Beautiful Blooms and Branches with the Finest Fruits. The images recall the greenhouses and gardens of Paris in the early 1800s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlower painter \u003cb\u003ePierre-Joseph Redout√©\u003c\/b\u003e (1759-1840) devoted himself exclusively to capturing the diversity of flowering plants in watercolor paintings which were then published as copper engravings, with careful botanical descriptions. The \u003cb\u003edarling of wealthy Parisian patrons \u003c\/b\u003eincluding \u003cb\u003eNapoleon's wife Josephine\u003c\/b\u003e, he was dubbed \"\u003cb\u003ethe Raphael of flowers\u003c\/b\u003e,\" and is regarded to this day as a \u003cb\u003emaster of botanical illustration\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This collection brings our best-selling XL-sized edition to a \u003cb\u003esmaller, more convenient format\u003c\/b\u003e, still gathering some of the \u003cb\u003efinest color engravings from Redout√©'s illustrations of Roses, Lilies, and Choix des plus belles fleurs et quelques branches des plus beaux fruits \u003c\/b\u003e(Selection of the Most Beautiful Blooms and Branches with the Finest Fruits). Offering a vibrant overview of Redout√©'s admixture of accuracy and beauty, it is also a privileged glimpse into the \u003cb\u003emagnificent gardens and greenhouses of a bygone Paris\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9783836556651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: Multilingual edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 13 Sep 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Taschen GmbH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Cologne, Germany\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 21.7(H)x15.6(L)x4.4(W)1126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 1126\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eH. Walter Lack is a professor at the Free University of Berlin and former director of the Botanical Gardens and Botanical Museum in Berlin-Dahlem. A leading expert in the history of botany, his research focuses on the global transfer of useful and ornamental plants from a cultural historical perspective. He is the author of TASCHEN‚Äôs Garden of Eden, The Book of Palms and Redout√©. The Book of Flowers.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eThe magic of his art still has an almost meditative effect today. A magnificent volume. * Victoria Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most gifted botanical artists in history. * Victoria Magazine *","brand":"H. Walter Lack","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48781323534553,"sku":"9783836556651","price":49.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/91rt74pkXpL._SL1500.jpg?v=1780589048","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/redout-%c2%a9-the-book-of-flowers-45th-ed-9783836556651","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}