{"product_id":"a-garden-eden-masterpieces-of-botanical-illustration-9783836577397","title":"A Garden Eden. Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn pursuit of both knowledge and delight, the craft of botanical illustration has always required not only \u003cstrong\u003emeticulous draftsmanship \u003c\/strong\u003ebut also a\u003cstrong\u003e rigorous scientific understanding\u003c\/strong\u003e. This new edition of a TASCHEN classic celebrates the botanical tradition and talents with a selection of outstanding works from the \u003cstrong\u003eNational Library of Vienna\u003c\/strong\u003e, including many new images.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From \u003cstrong\u003eByzantine manuscripts right through to 19th-century masterpieces\u003c\/strong\u003e, through peonies, callas, and chrysanthemums, these exquisite reproductions dazzle in their accuracy and their aesthetics. Whether in \u003cstrong\u003egently furled leaves, precisely textured fruits, or the sheer beauty and variety of colors\u003c\/strong\u003e, we celebrate an art form as tender as it is precise, and ever more resonant amid our growing awareness of our ecological surroundings and the preciousness of natural flora.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLack, H. Walter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - H. 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's Garden of Eden, The Book of Palms and Redouté. The Book of Flowers.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50724785783058,"sku":"9783836577397","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f104ab7d-8018-4bde-9923-2b3b73110d44.jpg?v=1734808523","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-garden-eden-masterpieces-of-botanical-illustration-9783836577397","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}