Opis: J. C. Volkamer. The Book of Citrus Fruits. 45th Ed. - J. C. Volkamer

Have you ever thought of citrus fruits as celestial bodies, angelically suspended in the sky? Perhaps not, but J. C. Volkamer (1644–1720) did—commissioning an extravagant and breathtaking series of large-sized copperplates representing citrons, lemons, and bitter oranges in surreal scenes of majesty and wonder.

Ordering plants by post mostly from Italy, Germany, North Africa, and even the Cape of Good Hope, the Nuremberg merchant Volkamer was a devotee of the fragrant and exotic citrus at a time when such fruits were still largely unknown north of the Alps. His garden came to contain a wide variety of specimens, and he became so obsessed with the fruits that he commissioned a team of copperplate engravers to create 256 plates of 170 varieties of citrus fruits, many depicted life size, published in a two-volume work. The first volume appeared in 1708, with the impressively lengthy title The Nuremberg Hesperides, or: A detailed description of the noble fruits of the citron, lemon and bitter orange

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Szczegóły: J. C. Volkamer. The Book of Citrus Fruits. 45th Ed. - J. C. Volkamer

Nazwa: J. C. Volkamer. The Book of Citrus Fruits. 45th Ed.
Autor: J. C. Volkamer
Wydawnictwo: Taschen
Seria: 45th Edition
Kod paskowy: 9783836594783
Ilość stron: 492
Format: 224 x 163 x 33
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 1.1 kg

Recenzje: J. C. Volkamer. The Book of Citrus Fruits. 45th Ed. - J. C. Volkamer