Les liliacees ; v. 5 & 6 / par P.J. Redoute 1809

56.0 x 7.5 cm (book measurement (inventory)) | RCIN 1070882

Description

Pierre-Joseph Redouté was a Belgian botanist and artist known for his watercolours of flowers painted for Marie Antoinette and the Empress Josephine.

Les Liliacées was Redouté’s most ambitious work. Published between 1802 and 1816 under the patronage of Josephine, the work contains exquisite illustrations of lilies and related flowers.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Pierre Joseph Redouté (1759-1840)
(author)

Search the collection P.J. Redoute : Paris
(publisher)

Search the collection Didot le jeune : Paris
(printer)
Physical properties

Measurements

56.0 x 7.5 cm (book measurement (inventory))
Groupings
Category
Books
Object type(s)
printed & manuscript material
books
book: full leather bound
book: full leather bound in morocco
book: full leather bound in red morocco
book: doublures
book: silk doublures
book: binding
book: binding with gold tooling
Subject(s)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Botany
Systematic botany
Trees
Lilacs
Flowering plants

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