Royal Horticultural Society Pocket Address Book
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.81 (675 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0711235120 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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This diary contains examples from some of these collections. . The RHS Lindley Libraries hold several collections of drawings made by Asian artists, whether made for the export market to Europe, commissioned by British officials, or, in recent times, made by amateur and professional artists for exhibition and sale in the international market for botanical art
. This diary contains examples from some of these collections. About the Author The RHS Lindley Libraries hold several collections of drawings made by Asian artists, whether made for the export market to Europe, commissioned by British officials, or, in recent times, made by amateur and professional artists for exhibition and sale in the international market for botanical art
The Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Libraries hold several collections of drawings made by Asian artists, whether made for the export market to Europe, commissioned by British officials, or, in recent times, made by amateur and professional artists for exhibition and sale in the international market for botanical art. The earliest coloured Japanese illustrations in the RHS collection come from a piece of work entitled "A hundred chrysanthemums," by Keika Hasegawa, printed around 1891. Also included are drawings from Icones Plantae Japonicae, but the drawings are very much in the Chinese rather than the Japanese style. Probably the earliest of the Society's oriental drawings came from an album compiled in Canton around 1800. Some of the drawings in this address book were made in Sri Lanka, by Harmanis De Alwis, an artist working for the Ceylon Botanic Garden.. Most of the drawings are by Chinese artists, and date from the nineteenth century, when Chinese plants were being introduced into Britain by collectors, some o
jmanderson said Nice Address Book for Your Purse. This is a nice, small address book, but the lines are very thin and doesn't give much room to write addresses in. For someone who has perfect eyesight, it's fine, but for those of us over the age of 50---you have to really look hard at the addresses once the