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A New Flowering – A beautifully produced exploration of botanical illustration spanning a millennium, featuring exquisite artworks from historic masters alongside contemporary botanical artists, published to accompany the landmark Ashmolean Museum exhibition.
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A New Flowering: 1000 Years of Botanical Art by Shirley Sherwood is an outstanding celebration of botanical illustration and the enduring relationship between art, science, and the natural world. Published in 2005 to accompany the prestigious exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, this richly illustrated volume traces the evolution of botanical art across a thousand years, showcasing masterpieces from some of history’s finest botanical artists alongside exceptional modern works.
A New Flowering designed paperback presents an impressive survey of botanical illustration, combining aesthetic beauty with scholarly insight. The book includes contributions by Stephen A. Harris and Barrie E. Juniper, adding valuable historical and scientific context to the artworks reproduced throughout the volume. Readers are taken on a visual journey through medieval herbals, Renaissance studies, Enlightenment-era scientific illustration, and contemporary botanical paintings that demonstrate the continued vitality of the genre.
The publication is especially appealing to collectors of botanical art, garden history, horticultural literature, natural history, and museum exhibition catalogues. The elegant production quality and striking reproductions make A New Flowering equally suitable as a coffee-table art book or reference work for artists, gardeners, and historians. Shirley Sherwood’s influence in reviving and promoting botanical art internationally has made her publications highly regarded within both artistic and botanical circles.
This edition was produced by The Ashmolean Museum and printed in the United Kingdom, reflecting the high standards expected of major museum exhibition catalogues. An attractive and collectible title for admirers of botanical illustration, floral art, and fine natural history publishing.
Condition – Near FineÂ
2005 paperback edition. Near fine condition with light cover wear. Internally clean and well preserved with strong binding and attractive presentation overall.
