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Botanical Illustration Book List

The following selected materials are in the collection of the Elisabeth C. Miller Horticulture Library and are available for use within the library by the general public. Catalog numbers indicate the location within the Miller Library and may differ from other library systems.

Special thanks to the individuals and organizations who have contributed these materials to the library.



QK 98.24 .W86
Barker, Nicolas. BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION IN WATERCOLOR. New York: Watson-Guptill, 1991.

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Blunt, Wilfrid. THE ART OF BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION. London: Collins, 1950.

QK 98.2 .B58
Blunt, Wilfrid and Sandra Raphael. THE ILLUSTRATED HERBAL. New York: Thames & Hudson, 1979.

QK 98.2 .C36
Calmann, Gerta. EHRET: FLOWER PAINTER EXTRAORDINARY. Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1977.

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Coates, Alice. THE BOOK OF FLOWERS. London: Phaidon, 1973.

QK 98.2 .C63
Coates, Alice. THE TREASURY OF FLOWERS. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975.

QK 98.18 .D42
DeBray, Lys. THE ART OF BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION: THE CLASSIC ILLUSTRATORS AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS FROM 1550 TO 1900. Secaucus, NH: Wellfleet Press, 1989.

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Dunthorne, Gordon. FLOWER AND FRUIT PRINTS OF THE 18TH AND EARLY 19TH CENTURIES. Washington, D.C.: Published by author, 1938.

QK 98.183 .E45
Elliot, Brent. TREASURES OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. London: Herbert Press, 1994.

QK 98.183 .L33 E43
Emboden, William E. LEONARDO DA VINCI ON PLANTS AND GARDENS. Portland, OR: Dioscorides Press, 1987.

QK 98.2 .H65
Holmgren, Noel H. and Angell, Bobbi. BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION: PREPARATION FOR PUBLICATION. Bronx, NY: New York Botanical Garden, 1986.

QK 98.2 .K56
King, Ronald. BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1979.

PER
MacFadyen, J. Tevere. "The Botanical Art of Margaret Stones." Horticulture. (March 1988), pp. 28-35.

QK 263 .M44
Mee, Margaret; Morrison, Tony, ed. MARGARET MEE IN SEARCH OF FLOWERS OF THE AMAZON FORESTS. Woodbridge, England: Nonsuch Expeditions, 1988.

PER
Nicolay, Kevin. "Sumptuous, Velvety Florals in Watercolor." The Artists Magazine, March, 1990, pp. 88-94.

QK 98.3 .N49
New York Public Library; McTigue, Bernard. NATURE ILLUSTRATED: FLOWERS, PLANTS, AND TREES, 1550-1900, FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1989.

QK 98.183 .N67
North, Marianne. A VISION OF EDEN: THE LIFE AND WORK OF MARIANNE NORTH. Exeter, England: Webb & Bower, 1980.

QK 98.183 .R43 M35
Redoute, Pierre Joseph; Mallary, Peter T. and Mallary, Frances. A REDOUTE TREASURY: 468 WATERCOLORS FROM LES LILIACEES. New York: Vendome Press, 1986.

QK 98.183 .R43 R43
Redoute, Pierre Joseph; Rix, Martyn and Stearn, William T. REDOUTE'S FAIREST FLOWERS. New York: Prentice Hall, 1987.

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Rix, Martyn. THE ART OF THE PLANT WORLD: THE GREAT BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATORS AND THEIR WORK. Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, 1981.

QK 98.2 .R63
Robson, Eve; Robson, Norman. CLASSIC NATURAL HISTORY PRINTS: PLANTS. New York: Arch Cape Press, 1990.

QK 98.3 .S54
Sherwood, Shirley. CONTEMPORARY BOTANICAL ARTISTS: THE SHIRLEY SHERWOOD COLLECTION. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1996.

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Sitwell, Sachaverell and Wilfrid Blunt. GREAT FLOWER BOOKS, 1700-1900. London: Collins, 1956.

QK 98.2 .S83
Stearn, William T. BOTANICAL MASTERS. New York: Prentice Hall, 1990.

QK 98.183 .T47 T46
Thomas, Graham Stewart. THE COMPLETE FLOWER PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS OF GRAHAM STEWART THOMAS. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1987.

QK 98.183 .P74 V36
Van Ravenswaay, Charles. DRAWN FROM NATURE: THE BOTANICAL ART OF JOSEPH PRESTELE AND HIS SONS. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1984.

QK 98.2 .W47
West, Keith. HOW TO DRAW PLANTS: THE TECHNIQUES OF BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION. New York: Watson Guptill, 1983.

QK 98.24 .W86
Wunderlich, Eleanor B. BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION IN WATERCOLOR. New York: Watson Guptill, 1991.

SOURCES FOR COPYRIGHT FREE ILLUSTRATIONS:

QK 98 .P53
PLANT AND FLORAL WOODCUTS FOR DESIGNERS AND CRAFTSMEN. New York: Dover Publications, 1974.

QK 98 .P52
THE PLANT KINGDOM COMPENDIUM: A DEFINITIVE VOLUME OF MORE THAN 2,400 COPYRIGHT-FREE ENGRAVINGS. New York: Bonanza Books, 1988.

QK 98.2 .P53
PLANTS AND FLOWERS: 1,761 ILLUSTRATIONS FOR ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS. New York: Dover Publications, 1992.

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The Rare Book Collection of the Elisabeth C. Miller Library is a non-browsing collection open by appointment only. Please make an appointment in advance with a librarian. Rules for usage apply.


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