Decorative Floral Woodcuts of the Sixteenth Century
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Product Description
Approximately 220 royalty-free illustrations of plants and flowers featuring the extraordinary clarity and decorative beauty characteristic of old-time herbals. Originally used to illustrate a rare 16th-century botanical reference, these lovely illustrations depict blossoms and foliage from lavender, asparagus, and honeysuckle plants; maple, almond, apricot, apple and peach trees; and scores of other specimens.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1679627 in Books
- Published on: 1998-02-10
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 1.01 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 128 pages
Editorial Reviews
Ingram
Graphic artists, illustrators, desktop publishers--anyone in need of elegant floral images--will find a garden of botanical delights in this careful reproduction of a vintage portfolio.
