The gilded canopy :
Knapp, Sandra.
The gilded canopy : botanical ceiling panels of the Natural History Museum / Botanical ceiling panels of the Natural History Museum Sandra Knapp and Bob Press. - London : Natural History Museum, c2005. - 168 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Soaring high above visitors to the Natural History Museum are the wonderful ceiling panels decorated with plants from every corner of the globe. Stunning in design, richly coloured and gilded, the ceilings are a major art exhibition in their own right. They speak vividly of an era when specimens of plants from all around the world were flooding into Britain, causing an explosion of interest in botany and horticulture, with new glasshouses and public parks springing up all over the country." "Explore the fascinating histories of the exotic species and British flora depicted on the panels. In the authors' words: "...each one tells a story - plants that have made and broken empires, been the cause for terrible human suffering, or have brought joy through their beauty.""--BOOK JACKET.
0565091980 9780565091989
9780565091989 (hbk.)
Natural History Museum (Londres)
Natural History Museum (London, England)--History.
Natural History Museum (Londres)
Natural History Museum (London, England)
Natural History Museum (London, England)
Plants.
Art.
Mural painting and decoration--Great Britain.
Mural painting and decoration, British.
Botanical illustration--History.
Science museums--England--London.
Museums--Great Britain.
Peinture et décoration murales
Londres.--Angleterre (GB)
Mural painting and decoration.
Plants in art.
Mural painting and decoration--England--London.
Plants in art.
England--London.
758.5
The gilded canopy : botanical ceiling panels of the Natural History Museum / Botanical ceiling panels of the Natural History Museum Sandra Knapp and Bob Press. - London : Natural History Museum, c2005. - 168 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Soaring high above visitors to the Natural History Museum are the wonderful ceiling panels decorated with plants from every corner of the globe. Stunning in design, richly coloured and gilded, the ceilings are a major art exhibition in their own right. They speak vividly of an era when specimens of plants from all around the world were flooding into Britain, causing an explosion of interest in botany and horticulture, with new glasshouses and public parks springing up all over the country." "Explore the fascinating histories of the exotic species and British flora depicted on the panels. In the authors' words: "...each one tells a story - plants that have made and broken empires, been the cause for terrible human suffering, or have brought joy through their beauty.""--BOOK JACKET.
0565091980 9780565091989
9780565091989 (hbk.)
Natural History Museum (Londres)
Natural History Museum (London, England)--History.
Natural History Museum (Londres)
Natural History Museum (London, England)
Natural History Museum (London, England)
Plants.
Art.
Mural painting and decoration--Great Britain.
Mural painting and decoration, British.
Botanical illustration--History.
Science museums--England--London.
Museums--Great Britain.
Peinture et décoration murales
Londres.--Angleterre (GB)
Mural painting and decoration.
Plants in art.
Mural painting and decoration--England--London.
Plants in art.
England--London.
758.5
