{"product_id":"redoute-the-book-of-flowers-45th-ed","title":"Redouté. the Book of Flowers. 45th Ed.","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlower painter \u003cstrong\u003ePierre-Joseph Redouté\u003c\/strong\u003e (1759-1840) devoted himself exclusively to capturing the diversity of flowering plants in watercolor paintings which were then published as copper engravings, with careful botanical descriptions. The \u003cstrong\u003edarling of wealthy Parisian patrons \u003c\/strong\u003eincluding \u003cstrong\u003eNapoleon's wife Josephine\u003c\/strong\u003e, he was dubbed \"\u003cstrong\u003ethe Raphael of flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e,\" and is regarded to this day as a \u003cstrong\u003emaster of botanical illustration\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This collection brings our best-selling XL-sized edition to a \u003cstrong\u003esmaller, more convenient format\u003c\/strong\u003e, still gathering some of the \u003cstrong\u003efinest color engravings from Redouté's illustrations of \u003cem\u003eRoses\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLilies\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eChoix des plus belles fleurs et quelques branches des plus beaux fruits\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e(\u003cem\u003eSelection of the Most Beautiful Blooms and Branches with the Finest Fruits\u003c\/em\u003e). Offering a vibrant overview of Redouté's admixture of accuracy and beauty, it is also a privileged glimpse into the \u003cstrong\u003emagnificent gardens and greenhouses of a bygone Paris\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47697493688541,"sku":"9783836556651","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/3765\/8589\/files\/imageloader_6530a341-ab99-4199-812f-2f2515b60ed8.jpg?v=1774272255","url":"https:\/\/bookshelfbliss.com\/products\/redoute-the-book-of-flowers-45th-ed","provider":"Bookshelf Bliss","version":"1.0","type":"link"}