The ferns of Great Britain and Ireland

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Description: The illustrations in this work are the result of incorporating ferns into the printing process. Uniquely suited because of their two dimensional shape, ferns were pressed into soft lead and electroplated, becoming an intaglio printing plate. The result was then inked by hand. Fern motifs were in vogue at this time during the Victorian era, and can be found on decorative objects as well.
Names: Bradbury, Henry, 1831-1860 (Illustrator); Lindley, John, 1799-1865 (Editor); Moore, Thomas, 1821-1887 (Author)
Dates / Origin: Date Issued: 1857; Place: London; Publisher: Publ. by Bradbury and Evans; Edition: 2nd
Library locations: Rare Book Division; Shelf locator: QEV+++ (Moore, T. Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland)
Topics: Botany; Ferns
Genres: Prints; Botanical illustrations
Notes: Citation/reference: Stafleu (2nd) 6275; Pritzel (2nd) 6405; Nissen, C. Die Botanische Buchillustration (2. Aufl.) 1400; Statement of responsibility: by Thomas Moore ; edited by John Lindley ; nature-printed by Henry Bradbury.
Physical Description: Relief prints; Extent: [151] p., 51 leaves of plates : ill. (col.) ; 57 cm.
Type of Resource: Still image
Identifiers: RLIN/OCLC: 13999040; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14444144; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b46a89d0-c6f7-012f-4821-58d385a7bc34