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This is a beautiful 19th century work on kitchen-garden vegetables. It covers the scientific and artistic excellence of the Album Vilmorin. The French company Maison Vilmorin-Andrieux arose in the 18th century from the collaboration of Philippe Victoire de Vilmorin - a grain and plant merchant and connoisseur - and his father-in-law, Pierre Andrieux, Botanist to the King. The Vilmorins, though only producers and merchants on the Paris market, contributed enormously to the botanical and agronomic knowledge of their time. Their first catalogue, comprising all kinds of seeds for kitchen-garden vegetables - including legumes, salad plants, flower seeds and bulbs - appeared in 1766. It was followed by a series of publications periodiques in which the quality of botanical and horticultural information was equaled only by the illustrations. By the mid-19th century, the firm had become the most important seed company in the world - active in production, trade, and scientific advances, thanks largely to Louis de Vilmorin's crucial research into selection and heredity in the 1850s. At the height of its international renown, the company published its splendid Album Vilmorin-Les Plantes potageres (1850-1890s) featuring 46 magnificent color plates. The Vilmorins employed some 15 painters to create this work of agro-botanic iconography; most had trained as artist-naturalists at the Jardin des Plantes, including Elisa Champin, who painted a large number of the finest plates. These illustrations - reproduced here with exquisite care and accuracy - transcend mere artistic interest, beautiful as they are; they are also a valuable resource for anyone researching cultivarietal evolution, and old varieties of fruits and vegetables. The copy belongs to the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris.
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Petra Lamers-Schutze studied art history, archaeology and Romance languages and literatures in Mainz and Rome, gaining her doctorate in 1991. She has worked for TASCHEN since 1998, writing and editing numerous art titles, and overseeing the "Art" and "Classic" series. About the author: Prof. Dr. Werner Dressendorfer, pharmaceutical historian and lecturer at the university of Erlangen, is currently conducting research into the history of medicinal plants from a socio-cultural viewpoint. He has authored numerous pharmaceutical publications and scientific papers on the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance.
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Format:Paperback
This excellent product arrived intact and well protected from any damage during mailing which was due to the efforts of Taschen Publishers. The plates of vegetables originally printed in the late nineteenth century are each printed on heavy paper and individually suitable for framing because of their high quality. The paper is not glossy but the detail of the various images is superb. Each plate achieves a combination of scientific detail and artistic presentation. I really enjoyed getting this item.
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21 April 2011
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Simply beautiful illustrations, printed on deckle-edge, high-quality paper with boxed presentation. The color and print quality is excellent. If you like botanical art, this collection is for you. Each print is certainly frame-worthy. A lovely booklet accompanies the collection too.
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Taschen does it again
18 Feb 2011
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Boxed collection/Book is just beatiful. The size and quality of the prints is amazing. The case is very nicely executed. I am sorry to see the refence to framing the prints because breaking the colection would be a shame. The value is excellent and Amazon did their usual great job of packing and shipping.
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