An Oak Spring Flora Flower Illustration from the Fifteenth Century to the Present Time de Tomasi, Lucia Tongiorgi - 1997

Upperville, Virginia: Oak Spring Garden Library, 1997. Hardcover. VG+/VTG+ (light scuffing to corners, library lable inside front cover). Brown cloth boards with gilt design on front cover, black title block on spine with gilt lettering, pale yellow dust jacket with bw illustrations on front and rear, lxxiii, 427 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles. (some color). "this authoritative and magnificently illustrated presentation of the art of flower depiction in the West is the third volume in a handsome series of catalogues that describe the rare - in some cases unique- books, manuscripts and other works of art conserved at Oak Spring Garden Library, a collection formed over many years by Rachel Lambert Mellon. ... This book is thematically organized, with topics ranging from Tulipomania and women artists to Dutch and Flemish painting and the search for exotics in remote lands."- dust cover excerpts.

Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.: Yale Univ Pr, 1997. Large hardback in fine condition with fine dust jacket.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Yale University Press. hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!