An Irish Florilegium

Wild and Garden Plants of Ireland

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

1983
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-500-23363-4 (ISBN)

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A collection of watercolour drawings of plants. It presents the paintings of a selection of the native and cultivated flora of Ireland. It describes the history of plant collecting and horticulture by the Irish since earliest times. It offers notes on the individual plants.

Wendy Walsh, following in the traditions of botanical artists from previous ages, has put her exceptional skills to marvellous effect in this beautiful collection of watercolour drawings. She has painted here a selection of the native and cultivated flora of Ireland, where she lives, chosen not only for their botanical interest or attractiveness but also because they happen to have an interesting history: Ireland has produced a surprising number of devoted and intrepid plant-hunters who played a significant part in the introduction into Europe of plants from remote places. Ruth Isabel Ross recounts the history of plant collecting and horticulture by the Irish since earliest times, and Dr Charles Nelson has written extensive notes on the individual plants. The main attraction of this book, however, remains the delicate and subtle watercolour drawings of Wendy Walsh, who works only from nature, painting the actual plants which are her subjects.

Wendy Walsh exhibited widely and received many honours including gold medals from the Royal Horticultural Society of London. She lived and worked in Ireland for over 50 years. In 1997 an honorary doctorate was conferred on her by the University of Dublin.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	18.4.1983
Zusatzinfo	48 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	279 x 355 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten
ISBN-10	0-500-23363-2 / 0500233632
ISBN-13	978-0-500-23363-4 / 9780500233634
Zustand	Neuware