James sowerby: the enlightenment's natual historian
Auteur :
Henderson, Paul
Éditeur :
Royal Botanic Gardens
ISBN :
9781842465967
Date de publication :
1 oct. 2015
Dimensions :
24,6 x 18,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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 during the age of Enlightenment in Great Britain.