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- catalog abstract "The National Tropical Botanical Garden is pleased to present the Hawaiian works of internationally acclaimed botanical artist Mary Grierson. Extending a centuries-old tradition made popular in the studios of Ehret and Redoute, Ms. Grierson combines the artist's eye for beauty and balance with the botanist's need for accuracy. Native plants of Hawaii are a primary focus of this volume and the reason the Garden invited Ms. Grierson to Kauai for five working visits in the 1970s and 1980s. But the collection also reflects the Hawaiian landscape seen by contemporary residents and visitors alike - with Polynesian and modern agricultural and ornamental plant immigrants now competing with the natives for attention and for space. With his general introduction to the flora of Hawaii and in accompaniments to each painting, botanist Peter Green narrates the interaction of plants and people - through the ethnobotany and legends of the early Hawaiians, the taxonomic research of botanists past and present, and the history that brought such an incredible mix of species to the Islands. A central theme is the interaction of native and introduced plants, with its warnings about the loss of Hawaii's unique natural heritage. A Hawaiian Florilegium is a convergence of fine art, scientific illustration, and botanical history.".
- catalog alternative "Botanical portraits from paradise".
- catalog contributor b9827139.
- catalog contributor b9827140.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-100) and index.".
- catalog description "The National Tropical Botanical Garden is pleased to present the Hawaiian works of internationally acclaimed botanical artist Mary Grierson. Extending a centuries-old tradition made popular in the studios of Ehret and Redoute, Ms. Grierson combines the artist's eye for beauty and balance with the botanist's need for accuracy. Native plants of Hawaii are a primary focus of this volume and the reason the Garden invited Ms. Grierson to Kauai for five working visits in the 1970s and 1980s. But the collection also reflects the Hawaiian landscape seen by contemporary residents and visitors alike - with Polynesian and modern agricultural and ornamental plant immigrants now competing with the natives for attention and for space.".
- catalog description "With his general introduction to the flora of Hawaii and in accompaniments to each painting, botanist Peter Green narrates the interaction of plants and people - through the ethnobotany and legends of the early Hawaiians, the taxonomic research of botanists past and present, and the history that brought such an incredible mix of species to the Islands. A central theme is the interaction of native and introduced plants, with its warnings about the loss of Hawaii's unique natural heritage. A Hawaiian Florilegium is a convergence of fine art, scientific illustration, and botanical history.".
- catalog extent "x, 102 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Hawaiian florilegium.".
- catalog identifier "0915809206 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Hawaiian florilegium.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lawai, Kauai, Hawaii : National Tropical Botanical Garden ; Honolulu : Distributed by the University of Hawaii Press,".
- catalog relation "Hawaiian florilegium.".
- catalog spatial "Hawaii".
- catalog subject "581.9969 20".
- catalog subject "Botanical illustration.".
- catalog subject "Botany Hawaii Identification.".
- catalog subject "Botany Hawaii Pictorial works.".
- catalog subject "Plants Hawaii Identification.".
- catalog subject "Plants Hawaii Pictorial works.".
- catalog subject "QK473.H4 G75 1996".
- catalog title "A Hawaiian florilegium : botanical portraits from paradise / Mary Grierson, botanical artist ; text by Peter S. Green.".
- catalog title "Botanical portraits from paradise".
- catalog type "Guidebooks. fast".
- catalog type "Pictorial works. fast".
- catalog type "text".