The Art of Natural History

Illustrated Treatises and Botanical Paintings, 1400-1850
edited by Therese O’Malley and Amy R. W. Meyers

This fascinating and richly illustrated work explores the relationship between art and science in the early modern age, when generation of artists were educated in natural history museums and botanical gardens. Among the essays included in the volume are a study of women artists, the discovery of the natural environment in the New World, botanical paintings for the court of the Medici, and the role of images in the transmission of knowledge. The book is filled with illustrations from manuscripts and books on natural history, botany, horticulture, garden design, and medicine.

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