Fruit

Selections from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection

Abbeville Press

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English

Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
01 December 2022

Watercolours; Animals & nature in art (still life, landscapes & seascapes); Gardening: growing fruit & vegetables; Gift books

Series: Tiny Folio

Lifelike and delectable watercolours of fruit - in a book about as tall as a pear.

Between 1886 and 1942, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Pomology Division - pomology being the study of fruit growing - commissioned an illustrated register of fruits. These watercolour illustrations were invaluable to growers, who used them as records of prized varieties that were in danger of being stolen or counterfeited by competitors. The illustrations realistically portrayed fruit in all conditions, showing not only immaculate pomegranates fit to eat off of the page but bruised bananas as well. These watercolours, most of which were painted by women, chronicle an agricultural landscape at the turn of the twentieth century and provide a visual time capsule of many fruit varieties now lost.

This book highlights 250 vibrant, mouthwatering watercolours from the Pomological Watercolor Collection, showing fruit from all fifty states and around the world, from apples and oranges to gooseberries and plums. As small as an apple or avocado you would hold in your hand, this miniature book will entice both gourmets and art lovers.

AUTHOR: Lee Reich, PhD, holds graduate degrees in soil science and horticulture, and has authored numerous books, most recently Growing Figs in Cold Climates.

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Includes 250 lifelike and sumptuous illustrations of fruit, most painted by women between 1886 and 1942 .

Features fruit from thirty countries .

A time capsule of early twentieth-century horticulture, including heirloom fruit varieties now lost

250 colour illustrations

Edited by: Abbeville Press
Imprint: Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 111mm, Width: 102mm,
Weight: 304g
ISBN: 9780789214270
ISBN 10: 078921427X
Series: Tiny Folio
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 December 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Lee Reich, PhD, holds graduate degrees in soil science and horticulture, and has authored numerous books, most recently Growing Figs in Cold Climates.