Botanical Sketchbooks: (Over 500 Years of Beautiful Botanical Sketches by 80 Artists from Around the World, from Leonardo Da Vinci to John Mu

by Helen Bynum and William Bynum

Recording the world of plant and animal life and documenting the strange beauty of the natural world have been human passions ever since the first cave paintings. While there are many histories of botanical art featuring beautiful paintings and finished drawings, the artists' preparatory sketches, first impressions, and scribbled notes on paper are rarely seen. But it is often these early attempts that give us real insight into the firsthand experiences...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616895888
• ISBN13: 9781616895884
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.4" x 10.7"