Narrow-leaved Narcissus
William Curtis
Verlag: London, 1787
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Softcover
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This lovely botanical engraving is from William Curtis s "The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed". Curtis was determined to produce a scientifically accurate journal, and so took care that artists used live speicmens for reference. Each plate features a meticulously drawn specimen with an accompanying descriptive text for each. The first 70 volumes (1787-mid1800s) were printed using copper etching and then finished with watercolor added by hand. Commonly referred to as " Curtis' Botanical Magazine", this prolific periodical was first published in 1787 and is still in publication today by the Kew Gardens. --- Overall Very Good to Excellent. Some of the Curtis engravings will have some text offset or faint marks or foxing. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers curtis0193
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Titel: Narrow-leaved Narcissus
Verlag: London
Erscheinungsdatum: 1787
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Fine
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ORIGINAL HAND-COLOURED COPPER ENGRAVING - Narcissus angustifolius (Narrow-leaved Narcissus) FROM CURTIS'S BOTANICAL MAGAZINE - Plate No. 193, dated 1792
Verlag:
W. Curtis, London, 1792
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Unframed
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Anbieter: LOE BOOKS, Launceston, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Unframed. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. A fine original hand-coloured copper engraving, dated 1792, an early plate from this famous work. The condition is very good, minimal toning to the paper. The plate has been expertly trimmed to the plate mark retaining the plate number and text. (supplied with accompanying text, but without mount) The quality of the illustrations in the Botanical Magazine is outstanding, both accurate and decorative, the colours vibrant. William Curtis (1746-1799) was a trained apothecary living in London, although his passion was for natural history, particularly plants and insects. He maintained a large well-stocked garden and began the publication of the Botanical Magazine in February 1787, which has gone on to become the most famous and influential botanical publication of its type; it is still published today, making it the longest running scientific periodical of all time. Curtis edited the first 13 volumes, and was then succeeded by John Simms (1800-1826), William Jackson Hooker (1827-1865) and Joseph Dalton Hooker (1865-1904), the current editor of the magazine is Martyn Rix. The fine illustrations were by many artists including Sydenham Edwards, William Graves, James Sowerby, John Curtis, William Jackson Hooker, W.H. Fitch, J. N. Fitch, Matilda Smith, Lillian Snelling and Stella Rose Craig. The plates were hand-coloured up to 1948!, all being copper engravings to around 1840, and then stone or zinc lithography until the introduction of color printing in 1948. References: Blunt;The Art of Botanical Illustration, Great Flower Books pp 156 - 157, Nissen BPI 2350, Staflue 1290. (Please Note: we do not break books for plates, nor do we condone this practice. Our plates have either been purchased loose or have come from books that are so defective or incomplete that they are irreparable) Size: 12 x 20cm. Print. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 023271
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Narrow-leaved Narcissus
Verlag:
London, 1803
Gebraucht
Softcover
Anbieter: Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books, Franklin, TN, USA
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Zustand: Fine. This originally hand-colored engraving is from William Curtisâs "The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden displayed: in which the most ornamental foreign plants, cultivated in the open ground, the green-house, and the stove, are accurately represented in their natural colours." The is engraving was published between 1803 and 1809 in London by S. Couchman. --- William Curtis (1746-1799) was a famous English botanist. He was determined to produce a scientifically accurate journal, and so took care that artists used live specimens for reference. Each plate features a meticulously drawn specimen with an accompanying descriptive text for each. The first 70 volumes (1787-mid1800s) were printed using copper etching and then finished with watercolor added by hand. --- Commonly referred to as Curtis' "Botanical Magazine", this prolific periodical was first published in 1787 and is still in publication today by the Kew Gardens. "It is, indeed, the oldest current scientific periodical of its kind with coloured illustrations in the world, and in the beauty of production and high standard of its contributions it can claim a unique place" (Henry II, p. 302) --- The work is in very good to excellent condition overall. There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. --- Paper Size ~ 5 1/2" by 9". Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers curtis0945
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