1841 Rev Berlese Engraving Of The Camellis Gallica Alba Hand - Colored
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for a detailed view. Information: Reverend Lorenzo Bernardo Berlese [1784 – 1863] was born in Campo Molino near Treviso, north Italy. Moving to Paris as a chaplain, where by 1817, he was already cultivating camellias; building up a large collection of three hundred plants and by 1837 the general proliferation in hybrid varieties and the confusion over nomenclature made it clear to him that a detailed monograph was required. A sub...scription of 250 names was raised, and the work was published (after a false start with lithograph plates). The publication consisted of three volumes of one hundred plates engraved and stipple-engraved, partly hand-colored and finished by hand, after Jung by Duménil, Gabriel and Oudet, under the direction of M. Cousin, printed by N. Rémond, . In 1846 he sold his collection of plants before returning to Italy.Date: 1841Source: Iconographie du genre camellia ou Description et figures des camellia les plus belles et les plus raresVolume: IPlate No.: Plate 29 {Not Numbered}Description: Camellia Gallica AlbaPrint method: Engraved and stipple-engraved plates, partly hand-colored and finished by handCondition: Good to ExcellentSize of Print: 355 x 260 mm. (approximately 14 X 10 ¼ inches)References: Sitwell, Sacheverell, “The Great Flower Books 1700-1900 pg 75; Blunt, “The Art of Botanical Illustration pg 268; Blunt, “The Art of Botanical Illustration” pg 229; Nissen 150 pg 14; The Hunt Library Catalogue Vol. II pg clix.; Catalogue of the Library British Museum (Natural History) Vol. I pg145 This print is not a reproduction. It is original to the date printedA Great Gift For Any Manuscript Collector We Now Accept PayPal! We Ship Worldwide. Please Contact Us For a Free Shipping Quote!
