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Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation

Out-of-Print Publications

Printmaking in the Service of Botany (Online)

By Gavin D. R. Bridson and Donald E. Wendel with the assistance of James J. White. 1986. 166 pp.; 41 col., 199 b&w figs.; 8 x 10 1/2"; 2 lbs. Embossed stiff paper cover. ISBN 0-913196-49-5.

With the aid of photographic enlargement of details in a one to one ratio, 72 examples of relief, intaglio, planographic, nature-prints and photographic printing techniques were analyzed in this exhibition catalogue. When paired with American Botanical Prints of Two Centuries, together these catalogues explored the history of botanical printmaking in Europe and America and explained the various printmaking techniques.

Selected Artworks

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