Clutius Botanical Watercolors

By Claudia Swan

Commissioned from an unknown artist by the Dutch pharmacist Theodorus Clutius as research material for doctors and herbalists - and later used by artists - the botanical watercolours illustrated in this book epitomize the Renaissance interest in and exploration of the natural world. They were considered lost for 40 years after World War II until their discovery in the Jagiellon University Library in Cracow, Poland.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810940957
• ISBN13: 9780810940956
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.5" x 12.8"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary