James Sowerby : the Enlightenment's natural historian /
James Sowerby (1757-1822) rose from humble beginnings to become a most prolific natural historian and outstanding artist of his time. Renowned for a prodigious output of beautiful books on plants, fungi, animals, fossils and minerals, his remarkable artistic skills and enthusiasm for all natural his...
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| Language: | English |
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Kew, Richmond, England :
Royal Botanic Gardens : Natural History Museum,
2015
Richmond, Surrey : Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2015 Richmond, Surrey : The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2015 Richmond, Surrey, UK : 2015 |
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| Summary: | James Sowerby (1757-1822) rose from humble beginnings to become a most prolific natural historian and outstanding artist of his time. Renowned for a prodigious output of beautiful books on plants, fungi, animals, fossils and minerals, his remarkable artistic skills and enthusiasm for all natural history also made him indispensable to a wide network of scientists and collectors. In this first lull biography Paul Henderson explores a colourful but challenging life set in an intriguing world of opportunity prejudice, cooperation and discovery at a time of unprecedented scientific enlightenment. Book jacket James Sowerby (1757-1822) was an outstanding artist and natural historian, renowned for his discoveries and prodigious output of beautiful, scientific books of plants, fungi, animals, fossils and minerals, all at a key historical time; the age of Enlightenment in Great Britain. Beautifully illustrated with artwork and letter and manuscript extracts, this first full biography of Sowerby is a fascinating artistic and historical account, which extends beyond that of one key player.--From the publisher |
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| Physical Description: | 331 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm 331 pages : colour illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm 331 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 26 cm 331 pages ; colour illustrations, color portraits ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-326) and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1842465961 9781842465967 |