{"product_id":"redoute-the-book-of-flowers","title":"Redouté. the Book of Flowers","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrench flower 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 darling of wealthy Parisian patrons including Napoleon's wife Josephine, he was dubbed \"the Raphael of flowers,\" and is regarded to this day as \u003cstrong\u003ea master of botanical illustration\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This elegant catalogue brings together \u003cstrong\u003eall engravings from Redouté's illustrations of \u003cem\u003eRoses\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eChoix des plus belles fleurs \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Selection of the Most Beautiful Flowers)\u003c\/em\u003e and the most astounding images from \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lilies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\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\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":50612963574034,"sku":"9783836568937","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fcdd52d4-556a-4add-be0c-85d05d3a020d.jpg?v=1737287838","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/redoute-the-book-of-flowers","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}