You don't have to be a connoisseur of lilies to appreciate these beautiful specimens. In fact, the less you know about them the more this new book will fascinate you. Gathering all of the plates from Pierre-Joseph Redoute's original eight volumes (published between 1802 and 1816), Les Liliacees is not just a book about lilies -- it's also a foray into an exacting and rare art.Redoute is widely considered to have been the one of the best botanical illustrators; he had not only a breathtaking skill at translating the natural world onto paper but also strove to improve printing technology (he introduced "stipple-engraving" to France). His contributions to the art of botanical illustration are unequalled; in fact, the complete set of original volumes of Les Liliacees is highly prized -- its current value is approximately $400,000. For considerably less, you can have all of Redoute's 486 lilies, beautifully reproduced on thick, creamy paper. Flipping through, you'll be transported to the magical world of 19th-century botany. A pure delight.
Contents:
Pierre-Joseph Redout : life and work / Petra-Andrea Hinz --
" ... And every summer yields us lilies" : the cultural and botanical history of Redout's Liliaces / Werner Dressendrfer --
Plates / compiled and researched by Ute & Dietrich Mller-Doblies.

The lilies = Lilien = Les liliacees

Redoute?, Pierre Joseph, 1759-1840

Pierre Joseph Redouté

Pierre Joseph Redoute

TASCHEN GmbH

First Edition Thus, PS, 2001

Germany, Germany

Koln

Includes bibliographical references (p. 494) and indexes.
Contains reproductions of the 486 plates from the 8-volume copy belonging to the manuscript department of the university library in Tübingen, with additional updated captions and new essays in English, French, and German.
English translation of new German texts: Harriet Horsfield, in association with First Edition Translations Ltd ; French translation: Annie Berthold, Wolf Fruhtrunk.

<p>You don't have to be a connoisseur of lilies to appreciate these beautiful specimens. In fact, the less you know about them the more this new book will fascinate you. Gathering all of the plates from Pierre-Joseph Redoute's original eight volumes (published between 1802 and 1816), Les Liliacees is not just a book about lilies - it's also a foray into an exacting and rare art.</p><p>Redoute is widely considered to have been the one of the best botanical illustrators; he had not only a breathtaking skill at translating the natural world onto paper but also strove to improve printing technology (he introduced stipple-engraving to France). His contributions to the art of botanical illustration are unequalled; in fact, the complete set of original volumes of Les Liliacees is highly prized - its current value is approximately $400,000. For considerably less, you can have all of Redoute's 486 lilies, beautifully reproduced on thick, creamy paper. Flipping through, you'll be transported to the magical world of 19th-century botany. A pure delight.</p>

494 p. : 34 cm
Contains reproductions of the 486 plates from the 8-volume copy belonging to the manuscript department of the university library in Tubingen, with additional updated captions and new essays in English, French, and German
English translation of new German texts: Harriet Horsfield, in association with First Edition Translations Ltd ; French translation: Annie Berthold, Wolf Fruhtrunk
Includes bibliographical references (p. 494) and indexes
Pierre-Joseph Redoute?: life and work / Petra-Andrea Hinz -- "... And every summer yields us lilies": the cultural and botanical history of Redoute?'s Liliacees / Werner Dressendorfer -- Plates / compiled and researched by Ute & Dietrich Muller-Doblies

Reproduction of illustrations from Redouté's book, Les liliacées, originally published in eight volumes between 1802 and 1816. The illustrations are accompanied by texts by Petra-Andrea Hinz and Werner Dressendörfer, with botanical descriptions researched by Ute and Dietrich Müller-Doblies

Pierre-Joseph Redouté: life and work / Petra-Andrea Hinz
"... And every summer yields us lilies": the cultural and botanical history of Redouté's Liliacées / Werner Dressendörfer
Plates / compiled and researched by Ute & Dietrich Müller-Doblies.

2024-07-01