{"product_id":"art-of-botanical-illustration","title":"Art Of Botanical Illustration By Blunt, Wilfrid","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eThis major work, first published in 1950, is still considered the classic book on the subject. It provides a comprehensive, critical and well-illustrated survey of the portrayal of plants across over three thousand years, at a more compact size.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eOf the first edition, the poet and gardening writer, Vita Sackville-West said: \"Let no one think this is a book only for the specialist. It is essential for the specialist, certainly, but it is also for all the flower-lovers and all those who enjoy the by-ways of biography and the added attraction of good writing\".\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003eThis edition contains 126 colour plates (more than twice as many as the first edition), alongside 140 black-and-white illustrations. It invites the reader to appreciate the works of the greatest botanical illustrators both past and present. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57696424919422,"sku":"NW9781788841085","price":24.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781788841085.jpg?v=1784273115","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/art-of-botanical-illustration","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}