This print is a reproduction from Basilius Besler's Hortus Eystettensis, a massive botanical catalog published in 1613. It documented the garden of the Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt in Bavaria, which was the only major European botanical garden outside of Italy at the time.These tulip illustrations are historically fascinating because they were.....

USA: Dover Publications, 1987. Soft cover. Carefully handled, Text clean, Bindings firm; minor age-toning to stiff pictorial wraps, with 92 plates showing over 950 authentic costumes from the Middle Ages to 1800.

New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1977. llustrated With Woodcuts by Raoul Dufy. When originally published in 1911, Le Bestiaire marked a turning point in the history of the illustrated book. It was Raoul Dufy’s first major engagement with wood engraving, a medium he revitalized with his bold, physical style.....

San Francisco: Chronicle, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. A Fine Hardcover. The author is a creator of pop-up books. This is in the theme with decorated envelopes, illustrated letters, postcards, and very creative artwork. "Impossible to stop until the book's end."

Boston: Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 1987. A Near Fine Softcover. In a brief introduction, the history of the fan is succinctly traced: from its rise to prominence as a fashion accessory in the 16th century, when Henri III of France first used one at court, to its demise during.....

New York: Holmes & Meier Pub, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Matthew Cullerne Bown's fascinating and often provocative analysis focuses on the art of the Stalin era, from 1932 to 1953, and includes discussion of the pre- and post-Stalin years.The author illuminates the.....

New York: Kodansha America, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. More than 40 exquisite designs to fold and wear.Brodek also includes a section of Traditional Japanese Designs, where readers will find favorites like the crane, kimono, samurai helmet, fan, and flowers. Each project is.....

New York: Crescent, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. The well researched book traces the use of heraldic and floral design by artists, artisans, and designers throughout the ages.

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1971. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCEThis archive represents a rare intersection of 20th-century American art and independent publishing. Mario Cooper, as a long-standing President of the American Watercolor Society, was the 'Dean' of the medium. His correspondence with Pat Percy—who managed the complex legacies of Horizon Press.....

Mass. Rockport Publishers, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover.

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1989. Illustrations by Ger Daniels. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. A survey of ethnic jewelry from the end of the 19th century to the present. Fine illustrations (241 color) were hand-drawn by the author using as models museum pieces.....

New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. CONTEXT —Published by Hudson Hills Press, known for high-quality art books, this volume exemplifies the late 20th-century revival of the artist’s book as a collaborative form. Duesberry’s monotypes—often characterized by layered color fields and shifting perspectives—suggest landscape as memory and.....