{"product_id":"flower-exploring-the-world-in-bloom-hardcover","title":"Flower: Exploring the World in Bloom - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhaidon Press\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnna Pavord\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eShane Connolly\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive and sumptuous survey that celebrates the beauty and appeal of flowers throughout art, history, and culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake a journey across continents and cultures to discover the endless ways artists and image-makers have employed floral motifs throughout history. With 316 color illustrations showcasing the diversity of blooms from all over the world, \u003ci\u003eFlower\u003c\/i\u003e spans a wide range of styles and media - from art, botanical illustrations, and sculptures to floral arrangements, film stills, and textiles - and follows a visually stunning sequence with works, regardless of period, thoughtfully paired to allow interesting and revealing juxtapositions between them. \u003ci\u003eFlower\u003c\/i\u003e follows in the footsteps of \u003ci\u003ePlant, Exploring the Botanical World\u003c\/i\u003e, which \u003ci\u003eMartha Stewart Living\u003c\/i\u003e described as \"breathtaking.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing large-scale images and accessible texts \u003ci\u003eFlower\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive introduction to the subject and includes both much-loved works together with examples that may prove more surprising discoveries, even for specialists. Selected by an international panel of art historians, museum curators, botanists, florists, horticulturalists, and more, works by a diverse range of both lesser-known and iconic artists and image-makers are featured, including: Nobuyoshi Araki, Cecil Beaton, Georg Ehret, David Hockney, Horst P. Horst, Nick Knight, Yayoi Kusama, Leonardo da Vinci, Robert Mapplethorpe, Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, Cedric Morris, William Morris, Georgia O'Keeffe, Irving Penn, David Hockney, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Rachel Ruysch, Constance Spry, and Flora Starkey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvisory panel\u003c\/b\u003e: Lugene B. Bruno, Dr James Compton, Shane Connolly, Anne-Pierre d'Albis-Ganem, Celia Fisher, Susan M. Fraser, Victoria Gaiger, Elizabeth Hammer, Daisy Helman, Catherine Hess, Pascale Heurtel, Dr Lisa Hostetler, Lyndsey Ingram, Professor Dr Hans Walter Lack, Dr Fred G. Meijer, Colleen Morris, Polly Nicholson, Lynn Parker, Anna Pavord, Gill Saunders, Lindsey Taylor, Anatole Tchikine and Betsy Wieseman \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdditional texts\u003c\/b\u003e: Giovanni Aloi, Louise Bell, Lugene Bruno, Shane Connolly, Clare Coulson, Louisa Elderton, Celia Fisher, Diane Fortenberry, Victoria Gaiger, Daisy Helman, Pascale Heurtel, Lyndsey Ingram, Hans Walter Lack, Fred G. Meijer, Alison Morris, Colleen Morris, Polly Nicholson, Michele Robecchi, Rebecca Roke, Gill Saunders, James Smith, Lindsey Taylor, David Trigg and Martin Walters \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhaidon Editors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Pavord's\u003c\/b\u003e books include her globally bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Tulip\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Naming of Names\u003c\/i\u003e, and more recently \u003ci\u003eThe Seasonal Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Phaidon. Her gardening column in the \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e newspaper in the UK ran for thirty years from the paper's launch in 1986 until the last print edition. Today she writes for the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e and is an Associate Editor of \u003ci\u003eGardens Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Pavord lives in West Dorset and was awarded the Gold Veitch medal from the Royal Horticultural Society in 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShane Connolly\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder of Shane Connolly \u0026amp; Company Flowers, London and Royal Warrant holder to HM The Queen and HRH the Prince of Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 11.7 x 10.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768815649056,"sku":"9781838660857","price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/52c2ffe844bca058822a6ecdcd604995.webp?v=1780338030","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/flower-exploring-the-world-in-bloom-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}