Pierre Joseph Redouté, — The Lilies
Language: English. Hardcover, Jacket: Very Good, 34 x 28 cm, 652 pp., English, Illustrations, book condition: Very Good Gathers the 486 plates from Pierre-Joseph Redoute's original eight volume book titled Les Liliacees, published between 1802 and 1816. Printed on thick, fine quality paper, this large (11x13"") volume makes accessible the detail of Redoute`s exquisite color engravings. Selected illustrations are printed in closer detail. The text is in English, with German and French text adjacent in smaller type. Information accompanying each plate includes the botanical name and date determined, older synonyms, common names in English, German, and French, and information concerning the plant's native habitat and other facts. c. Book News Inc. Gathers the 486 plates from Pierre-Joseph Redoute's original eight volume book titled Les Liliacees, published between 1802 and 1816. Printed on thick, fine quality paper, this large (11x13"") volume makes accessible the detail of Redoute's exquisite color engravings. Selected illustrations are printed in closer detail. The text is in English, with German and French text adjacent in smaller type. Information accompanying each plate includes the botanical name and date determined, older synonyms, common names in English, German, and French, and information concerning the plant's native habitat and other facts. c. Book News Inc. Taschen, 2000 Condition: Very Good