James Sowerby

Name: James Sowerby: The Enlightenment's Natual Historian
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ISBN: 9781842465967

The Enlightenment's Natual Historian

(Autor) Paul Henderson

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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.

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Editorial:

Royal Botanic Gardens

Formato:

HardCover

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ISBN:

9781842465967

Año de publicación:

2015

Fecha publicación:

1 de Octubre de 2015