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The Royal Horticultural Society Address Book features works of art done on vellum. Before paper was invented vellum was the commonest surface used for writing or painting on. Vellum - essentially the skin of an animal that is treated until it becomes paper thin - was expensive to produce and so was reserved for use and commissions by the very wealthy - often royalty. Paintings on vellum have a luminosity and richness that is quite unlike paper. The address book features works of art from the RHS collection, which date mainly from the 18th century. The collection includes images from a book of botanical paintings belonging to the Empress Josephine, as well as others by professional artists and wealthy amateurs. The address book has a storage pocket, a stepped tabbed index, ribbon marker and is illustrated in colour throughout.
ISBN: 9780711233058
ISBN-10: 0711233055
Audience:
General
Format:
Address Book
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 112
Published: 3rd May 2012
Dimensions (cm): 23.0 x 17.0
x 1.5
Weight (kg): 0.522
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