How can a major art collection be on full display to the public, yet never be noticed? The answer is that it is on the ceiling. These painted panels were a key part of the Natural History Museum's original design and are covered in plants of all descriptions, painted in rich colours and finely gilded.'...each one tells a story - plants that have made and broken Empires, been the cause for terrible human suffering, or have brought joy through their beauty...the plants themselves tell stories that bring to life the times in ...
Read More
How can a major art collection be on full display to the public, yet never be noticed? The answer is that it is on the ceiling. These painted panels were a key part of the Natural History Museum's original design and are covered in plants of all descriptions, painted in rich colours and finely gilded.'...each one tells a story - plants that have made and broken Empires, been the cause for terrible human suffering, or have brought joy through their beauty...the plants themselves tell stories that bring to life the times in which the Museum was conceived and built - the Victorian age.' From the Preface to "The Gilded Canopy".With specially commissioned photographs showing every single panel and full of intriguing plant histories, this book is a fascinating insight into one of London's best kept secrets.
Read Less
Add this copy of The Gilded Canopy: Botanical Ceiling Panels of the to cart. $22.85, very good condition, Sold by Cornell Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tewkesbury, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2005 by London: The Natural History Museum, 2005.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
First edition (hardback). 8vo (21cm by 17cm), 168pp. Original blue cloth, dustwrapper. The book and the dustwrapper are in very good condition. ISBN 0565091980.
Add this copy of The Gilded Canopy-Botanical Ceiling Panels of the to cart. $65.69, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by The Natural History Museum.
