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1861 E.J. LOWE'S BEAUTIFUL LEAVED PLANTS; REX BEGONIA, CISSUS DISCOLOR, Pl. XIII

Description: 1861 Color Wood Engraving Chromoxylograph from: B E A U T I F U LL E A V E D P L A N T S ; BEING A DESCRIPTION OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LEAVED PLANTSIN CULTIVATION IN THIS COUNTRY ; CISSUS DISCOLOR.XIII About the Volumes: Beautiful Leaved Plants (full title: Beautiful Leaved Plants: Being a Description of the Most Beautiful Leaved Plants in Cultivation in This Country, to Which Is Added an Extended Catalogue...) is a stunning guide to the most exquisite and beautiful plants in cultivation in the UK at the time (c. 1861). From their physical characteristics to their cultural history and significance, this book offers a rich and detailed portrait of these magnificent specimens. The extended catalogue at the end of the book is a valuable resource for botanists and plant enthusiasts alike. About the Author:Edward Joseph Lowe FRS FGS FRAS FLS (11 November 1825 – 10 March 1900) was a British botanist, meteorologist and astronomer, who published papers on a wide variety of subjects, including luminous meteors, sunspots, the zodiacal light, meteorological observations during the 1860 solar eclipse (at Fuente del Mar, near Santander), conchology, ferns, grasses and other plants. He was an independently wealthy naturalist and member of the Royal society, who also published other works such as A History of Ferns, British and Exotic, in 1856-60 & A Natural History of British Grasses in 1862. About the Artist:Alexander Francis Lydon (1836/1837 – 1917) was an Irish-born British watercolor artist, illustrator and engraver of natural history and landscapes. He worked for Benjamin Fawcett the printer, to whom he had been apprenticed from an early age. He collaborated on a large number of works with the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris who wrote the text. About the Plates:This lovely work was published in London, by Groombridge and Sons. From about 1855 on, Groombridge was the principal publisher for the renowned Benjamin Fawcett, the greatest color printer of the 19th century. Fawcett pioneered a system of wood block engraving from multiple wood blocks that resulted in vivid finely colored works such as this marvelous book. This process was called chromoxylography (color wood engraving). A History of Ferns was Fawcett's first large project that was almost entirely color printed, with some hand finishing in watercolor. Condition:Appears to be in good condition for a 163-year-old print. The brilliant coloring & exquisitely fine detail work appears to remain sharp & brilliant as the day it was printed. Typical slight age-toning & character for a print this old. Artifacts to the paper along the edge where it was bound into its volume which don't impinge on the image. Please peruse the detailed photos. Printed on creamy wove paper.These prints are very old & may have minor imperfections expected with age, such as some typical age-toning of the paper, spots, text-offsetting, artifacts from having been bound into a book, etc. Please examine the photos & details carefully.Text Page(s): This one comes without a text page. (Please note, the scan of the title page is included for reference, it's not part of this listing...) About This Beautiful Plant:Begonia rex, the King Begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae. It is found from Arunachal Pradesh to southeast China, and has been introduced to Bangladesh, Cuba, and Hispaniola.It is a parent to over 500 cultivars in the Begonia Rex Cultorum Group of houseplants.Size: 10" x 6" inches approximately. Shipping: Multiple prints combine into one USPS Flat-Rate envelope. If you'd like to combine & need more time to choose, please send a message & we'll do our best to oblige. If you're assessed multiple shipping for one combined package, we'll endeavor to refund any overage asap. Thanks for Visiting!

Price: 14.5 USD

Location: Great Barrington, Massachusetts

End Time: 2024-08-16T03:10:49.000Z

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Item Specifics

All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

Artist: A.F. Lydon

Signed By: Bessa del., Gabriel sculp.

Image Orientation: Portrait

Size: Medium

Material: Paper

Region of Origin: Europe

Original/Licensed Reprint: Original

Subject: Biology, British, England, Lowe, Natural History, Plants, Still Life

Type: Hand-Colored Original Engraving Print

Year of Production: 1861

Item Height: 10"

Style: Natural History

Theme: History, Natural History, Nature, Science & Medicine, Botany, Plants

Features: 1st Edition

Production Technique: Hand-Colored Copperplate Engraving

Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom

Handmade: Yes

Item Width: 6"

Time Period Produced: 1850-1899

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