Full Description
The
Detailed Notes are luxury notecards that feature a striking close-up of a great artwork on the front, and the entire artwork on the back. Each set is housed in a presentation-quality box.
This set,
The Trees of North America, reproduces details of four exquisite hand-coloured plates from François-André Michaux's classic
North American Sylva, by such masters of botanical art as Pierre-Joseph Redouté and Pancrace Bessa.
About the Author
David Allen Sibley is one of the world’s best-known natural history illustrators and the author of acclaimed field guides, including
The Sibley Guide to Trees, which have sold more than one million copies.
Gregory Long is Chief Executive Officer and The William C. Steere Sr. President of The New York Botanical Garden.
Susan M. Fraser is Vice President and Director of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library at The New York Botanical Garden.
Marta McDowell is a gardener, lecturer, and horticultural writer. Her books include
All the Presidents’ Gardens (2016) and
Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life (2013), winner of the Gold Award from the Garden Writers Association.