Arthur Harry Church: The anatomy of flowers

Second Hand
Hardcover
Author: Mabberley, D.
Published by: The Natural History Museum; Merrell

Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket: Near Fine.
The book itself is essentially as new, appearing unused; very crisp, clean and bright inside and out. The DJ has a hint of fading to the top and edges of the rear cover, otherwise also excellent.
The revolutionary drawings of Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937) are considered some of the finest botanical illustrations of the twentieth century. His mastery of microtechnique lends a startling clarity and razor-sharp edge to the many cross-sections and diagrams of flowers that he produced to accompany his elegant studies. Immured in the Botanical Gardens at Oxford, he was, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the most knowledgeable yet least travelled botanist in Britain. An academic recluse, Church considered flowers to be machines for ensuring successful sexual reproduction in plants. His clinical attitude belies the freshness and boldness of his spectacular illustrations of their internal structures. His technique and style were in advance of his time, while the brilliant eroticism and apparent modernity of his art bear comparison with the work of Georgia O’Keeffe.
ISBN: 1858941164