Arts / Art- History / Mrs. Delany and Her Flower Collages by Ruth Hayden

• Book Title: Mrs. Delany and Her Flower Collages
• Author: Ruth Hayden
• ISBN: 0714116521
• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Year Published: 28 September, 1992
• Our Price: £28.60 GBP ($56.34 USD)
• Description: British Museum Press 1992: first of this new edition, with more material relating to Mrs Delany and list of all known paper collages with botanical details: 192 pages including index: 45 colour and 100 black and white illustrations. Synopsis: This comprehensive study of Mrs. Delany, born in 1700, who reached the pinnacle of a long and creative life in Seventeenth Century England , by constructing over 1000 beautiful pictures of flowers from tiny pieces of paper, was based on her correspondence with the prominent people of the time. Mary was a friend of Handel, Swift, The Duchess of Portland ( who brought her into contact with botanical artists and botanists of the time, including Sir Joseph Banks, world-wide collector of botanical specimens ), and King George the Third and Queen Charlotte who were closely interested in her Work . The author Ruth Hayden reveals the English Social Scene of 1700’s ,recapturing the atmosphere of the English privileged society, The book includes colored illustrations of Mary Delany’s “ paper mosaicks” described by Horace Walpole as “put together with a precision and truth unparalleled”. Condition: as new
• Condition: Collectable- Like New
• Dustcover: Yes
• Binding: Hardback
• Type: Used Books

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