{"product_id":"art-of-botanical-illustration","title":"Art of Botanical Illustration","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis major work, first published in 1950, is still considered the classic book on the subject. It provides a comprehensive, critical and well-illustrated survey of the portrayal of plants across over three thousand years, at a more compact size.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf the first edition, the poet and gardening writer, Vita Sackville-West said: \"Let no one think this is a book only for the specialist. It is essential for the specialist, certainly, but it is also for all the flower-lovers and all those who enjoy the by-ways of biography and the added attraction of good writing\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition contains 123 colour plates (more than twice as many as the first edition), alongside 148 black-and-white illustrations. It invites the reader to appreciate the works of the greatest botanical illustrators both past and present. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57507606462837,"sku":"9781788841085","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781788841085.jpg?v=1787042615","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/art-of-botanical-illustration","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}