James Sowerby - 20 deels handgekleurde litho's o.a.bijenblad, rode ogentroost, bevenel, akkerandoorn, mossen,
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James Sowerby, 20 hand-coloured lithographs from English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms and Places, 1832.
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20 partially hand-coloured lithographs from the English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms, and Places - London, Richard and John Taylor for Sowerby, 1832/1839
Good. Paper inevitably discoloured, foxing on/around edges, only a small spot. Latin name printed for most. For half also an English name written in ink (see photos). Only a little foxing on the spine, a bump.
Twenty engravings - All depicted.
1. Melittis melissophyllum - Honeywort
2. Nasturtium amphibium - Yellow water-cress
3. Gigartina acicularis - Prickly needleweed
4. Bartsia odontites - Red valerian
5. Pimpinella saxifraga - Small burnet
6. Stachys annua - Field bind-fence thorn? (Common name: annual woundwort)
7. Vaccinium uliginosum - Bog bilberry
8. Cineraria campestris - Woolly ragwort
9. Asperococcus fistulosus - Tubular worm? (Common name not clear here)
10. Botrydium granulosum - Granular alga / corral weed
11. Apargia taraxaci - Autumn ox-tongue
12. Daucus carota - Wild carrot
13. Leucojum aestivum - Summer snowflake
14. Peplis portula - Water-primrose
15. Alopecurus bulbosus - Bulbous foxtail
16. Poa nemoralis - Shade grass
17. Hypnum squarrosum - Common hook-moss
18. Conferva flacca - Sludge-green algae
19. Didymodon rigidulus - Double-tooth moss
20. Hypnum pulchellum - Glossy dwarf moss
Will be sent by registered mail.
20 partially hand-coloured lithographs from the English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms, and Places - London, Richard and John Taylor for Sowerby, 1832/1839
Good. Paper inevitably discoloured, foxing on/around edges, only a small spot. Latin name printed for most. For half also an English name written in ink (see photos). Only a little foxing on the spine, a bump.
Twenty engravings - All depicted.
1. Melittis melissophyllum - Honeywort
2. Nasturtium amphibium - Yellow water-cress
3. Gigartina acicularis - Prickly needleweed
4. Bartsia odontites - Red valerian
5. Pimpinella saxifraga - Small burnet
6. Stachys annua - Field bind-fence thorn? (Common name: annual woundwort)
7. Vaccinium uliginosum - Bog bilberry
8. Cineraria campestris - Woolly ragwort
9. Asperococcus fistulosus - Tubular worm? (Common name not clear here)
10. Botrydium granulosum - Granular alga / corral weed
11. Apargia taraxaci - Autumn ox-tongue
12. Daucus carota - Wild carrot
13. Leucojum aestivum - Summer snowflake
14. Peplis portula - Water-primrose
15. Alopecurus bulbosus - Bulbous foxtail
16. Poa nemoralis - Shade grass
17. Hypnum squarrosum - Common hook-moss
18. Conferva flacca - Sludge-green algae
19. Didymodon rigidulus - Double-tooth moss
20. Hypnum pulchellum - Glossy dwarf moss
Will be sent by registered mail.
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Artist
James Sowerby
Title of artwork
20 deels handgekleurde litho's o.a.bijenblad, rode ogentroost, bevenel, akkerandoorn, mossen,
Technique
Lithograph
Signature
Not signed
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Year
1832
Condition
Good condition
Height
22 cm
Width
13.5 cm
Depiction/theme
Plants and flowers
Sold with frame
No
Period
19th century
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