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JAMES SOWERBY
THE ENLIGHTENMENT'S NATUAL HISTORIAN |
| By: |
Paul Henderson |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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| ISBN 10: |
1842465961 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781842465967 |
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| Publisher: |
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS |
| Pub. date: |
14 October, 2015 |
| Pages: |
336 |
| Description: |
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 during the age of Enlightenment in Great Britain. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Kew Publishing |
| Prizes: |
Winner of Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries annual |
| Returns: |
Returnable |