Artists Handbook of Botany

Name: Artists Handbook of Botany
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SKU: 9780719841811
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By Lizabeth Leech

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Artists Handbook of Botany by Lizabeth Leech is an essential guide for anyone wanting to observe and understand plants deeply, with a special focus on botanical artists. The book details key diagnostic features necessary for accurate plant identification and painting, enhanced by practical advice for approaching botanical artwork. Richly illustrated with 369 colour images, it serves as a valuable reference for artists and gardeners alike.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book is ideal for botanical artists, gardeners, and anyone interested in plant observation and accurate botanical illustration.

With practical advice on how to approach a painting, this book is sure to become an invaluable reference for artists and an insightful aid so all gardeners can enjoy their plants to the full. Flowers, Inflorescences and fruits, Stem and winter twigs, leaves and stipules, Grasses, sedges and rushes Cone-bearing trees, Ferns, Mosses and liverworts, Seaweeds, Fungi

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This handbook is for everyone who wants to observe and understand plants and the differences between them, but is particularly aimed at botanical artists. It explains the most important diagnostic features that are essential when identifying a plant and painting an accurate picture. With practical advice on how to approach a painting, this book is sure to become an invaluable reference for artists and an insightful aid so all gardeners can enjoy their plants to the full. AUTHOR: Lizabeth Leech trained and worked as a botanist before becoming a well-respected botanical artist and teacher. She is a founder member and current Chair of the Hampton Court Palace Florilegium, as well as an active member of the Institute of Analytical Plant Illustrators and the American Society of Botanical Artists. 369 colour illustrations

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Praised by experts such as Valerie Oxley and Pam Taylor, this handbook is noted for its ability to teach readers how to perceive plants with new understanding, combining botanical knowledge with artistic technique. The illustrations, by the author and members of the Hampton Court Palace Florilegium Society, demonstrate how to create both informative and aesthetically pleasing botanical artwork.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780719841811

Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 May 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: The Crowood Press Ltd

Illustration: 369 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 172.0mm

Height: 242.0mm

Weight: 326g

Pages: 144

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About the Author

Lizabeth Leech trained and worked as a botanist before becoming a well-respected botanical artist and teacher. She is a founder member and current Chair of the Hampton Court Palace Florilegium, as well as an active member of the Institute of Analytical Plant Illustrators and the American Society of Botanical Artists.