Marianne North : the Kew collection / introduction by Christopher Mills ; the captions used are Marianne North's original descriptions.
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TextPublication details: Kew : Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, 2019.Description: 304 pages : colour illustrations ; 31 cmISBN: - 1842466658
- 9781842466650
- QK98.183.N67 N37 2018
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves | QK98.183.N67 N67 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800181422 |
First published 2018.
Includes bibliographical references.
Marianne North was a remarkable Victorian traveller and painter, who traversed the globe recording the world's flora with her paintbrush and writing her experiences in her journal. In 1879 she offered her painting collection numbering over 800 to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and at her own expense built a gallery to house them. Marianne stayed closely involved with the project, painting beautiful decorative motifs on the interior door panels and surrounds. For the first time, this unique and stunning book brings together all of Marianne North's Kew collection. The paintings are arranged geographically as they appear in the Gallery, and Marianne's original titles are included alongside each painting. With an introduction by Christopher Mills, former Head of Kew's Library, Art and Archives.
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