Re: Iris Books
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- Subject: Re: Iris Books
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 15:58:47 -0700 (MST)
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> John Jones wrote:
>
> << Wouldn't it have been great if someone had done an Elephant Folio of
> iris like Audubon did for birds? >>
CEMahan@aol.com wrote:
> They did, John. Have you seen Redoute's Les Liliacees? Granted, it dates
> back to 1816, but the irises he drew and painted in watercolor are gorgeous!
> There is a beautiful book of prints reproducing the origninal watercolors
> entitled A Redoute Treasury, with text by Peter and Frances Mallary.
> Unfortunately, some of the irises are indentified incorrectly, e.g. Iris
> pallida is called "I. flavissima". Another book with Retdoute iris prints is
> P. J. Redoute, Lilies and Related Flowers (London 1982). The text in this
> book is by Brian Mathew, and thus superior to the other book, but the prints
> are of lesser quality. Clarence Mahan in VA
ZOW! I have a "Baby Elephant" portfolio of the Audubon prints with text
by Roger Tory Peterson and have seen some of the original full size
prints (can't afford any of those beauties). Sounds like one of the
books you describe above might make a great companion. Now to find
them...nothing like a challenge (even a little one).
Thanks.
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John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
