{"product_id":"redout-the-book-of-flowers-40th-ed-9783836556651","title":"Redout?. the Book of Flowers. 40th Ed.","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlower painter \u003cstrong\u003ePierre-Joseph Redouté\u003c\/strong\u003e (1759-1840) devoted himself exclusively to capturing the diversity of flowering plants in watercolor paintings which were then published as copper engravings, with careful botanical descriptions. The \u003cstrong\u003edarling of wealthy Parisian patrons \u003c\/strong\u003eincluding \u003cstrong\u003eNapoleon's wife Josephine\u003c\/strong\u003e, he was dubbed \"\u003cstrong\u003ethe Raphael of flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e,\" and is regarded to this day as a \u003cstrong\u003emaster of botanical illustration\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This collection brings our best-selling XL-sized edition to a \u003cstrong\u003esmaller, more convenient format\u003c\/strong\u003e, still gathering some of the \u003cstrong\u003efinest color engravings from Redouté's illustrations of \u003cem\u003eRoses\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLilies\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eChoix des plus belles fleurs et quelques branches des plus beaux fruits\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e(\u003cem\u003eSelection of the Most Beautiful Blooms and Branches with the Finest Fruits\u003c\/em\u003e). Offering a vibrant overview of Redouté's admixture of accuracy and beauty, it is also a privileged glimpse into the \u003cstrong\u003emagnificent gardens and greenhouses of a bygone Paris\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRedoute, Pierre-Joseph:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Pierre-Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), was born in Saint-Hubert, now part of Belgium. An official court artist at Versailles, he gained international recognition for his watercolors of flowers and plants, publishing over 2,000 plates depicting over 1,800 species. Redoute perfected the technique of stipple engraving, using tiny dots of color rather than lines, facilitating subtle color variations in his work.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDressendorfer, Werner:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Werner Dressendorfer is a pharmaceutical historian, academic librarian, and former honorary Professor at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. His particular spheres of interest are the history of the Early Modern herbal, the cultural history of useful and medicinal plants, and plant symbolism in art. He has published extensively on pharmaceutical and botanical history and is the author of TASCHEN s The Garden at Eichstatt, The Lilies, Leonhart Fuchs: The New Herbal of 1543, Pomona Britannica, The Temple of Flora, and The Vegetable Garden.\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":50605704085778,"sku":"9783836556651","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0cd03f04-8686-47c6-904d-b82659c0f972.jpg?v=1737292504","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/redout-the-book-of-flowers-40th-ed-9783836556651","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}