Impressions of Nature
By Roderick Cave
- Page Count: 192 pages
- Size: 8.7 x 11 inches (21.8 x 27.9 cm)
- Format: Color throughout; Casebound w/dust jacket
- Publication Date: May 2010
- Price: US $85 UK £60 CA $115
- ISBN: ISBN: 9780982075401
The print-making technique of “nature printing” has an illustrious and informative history. The process, which uses the surfaces of natural objects to make prints of the actual objects, is how early books of medicinal plants were compiled. Through the centuries, nature printing evolved into a scientific process favored by botanists and biologists to reproduce plants and assemble catalogs of flora and fauna.
With luscious full-color reproductions of nature prints, author and printing history expert Roderick Cave tracks the developments of this process over time, while also focusing on the historical details of the more than 200 illustrations, where they first appeared and the people responsible for them.
Impressions of Nature is sure to impress readers of varied interests, from botanists to graphic designers and tattoo artists, all of whom will marvel at the intricate details of this long-standing art form.
Not available in the UK.
