$68.00
The Country Flowers of a Victorian Lady | Fanny Robinson | 1999 Hardcover | Botanical Art | Victoria & Albert Museum
Published by Apollo Publishing Limited
No publication date stated.
A beautifully produced Past Times Special Edition celebrating the remarkable Victorian manuscript The Book of Memory, The Country Flowers of a Victorian Lady showcases the exquisite botanical artwork of Fanny Robinson, accompanied by insightful commentary from Gill Saunders of the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Originally created during the Victorian era, Robinson’s manuscript combines watercolor studies of flowers with illuminated calligraphy, poetry, and the symbolism of the Victorian language of flowers.
The volume features beautifully illustrated floral plates highlighting camellias, rhododendrons, lilies of the valley, roses, sweet peas, primroses, daffodils, narcissi, anemones, bluebells, and many other beloved garden flowers. Each plate is accompanied by historical commentary exploring botanical history, Victorian floral symbolism, and selections from period poetry, making the book both visually captivating and historically engaging.
Bound in cream buckram cloth with gilt spine titling. Floral decorated endpapers.
Condition: Near Fine.
A beautiful copy with clean cream buckram cloth boards, bright gilt spine lettering. The original dust jacket is also in Near Fine condition. The interior is crisp and clean.
Size: 8” x 9 1/2”
An excellent addition for collectors of botanical illustration, Victorian decorative arts, gardening books, and beautifully illustrated natural history.