James Sowerby
The Enlightenment's Natual Historian
(Author) Paul Henderson
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James Sowerby (1757-1822) was an outstanding artist and natural historian, renowned for his discoveries and prodigious output of beautiful, scientific books of plants, fungi, animals, fossils and minerals, all at a key historical time; the age of Enlightenment in Great Britain.Beautifully illustrated with artwork and letter and manuscript extracts, this first full biography of Sowerby is a fascinating artistic and historical account, which extends beyond that of one key player.
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Publisher:
Royal Botanic Gardens
Format:
Hardcover
Number of pages:
None
Language:
en
ISBN:
9781842465967
Publish year:
2015
Publish date:
Oct. 1, 2015
Paul Henderson
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