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Caryophyllaceae - Silene quadrifida - Silene quadridentata,
Silene acaulis, Silene gallica, Silene quinquevulnera &
Silene saxifraga From: La flore et la pomone françaises, ou histoire et figures en couleur, des fleurs et des fruits de France ou naturalisés sur le sol français by Jean Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire. Paris, the author, 1830, volume 3 (plate 256). Unsigned stipple-engraving in colour by Jean Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire finished by hand (uncut and unbound sheet 175 x 265). Text enclosed in photocopy. Marginal small part of leaf lost. € 55
Very rare work,
which was published in parts from 1828-1833 in 6 volumes by the French botanist
and artist Jaume Saint-Hilaire (1772-1845). It was planned to issue 800 plates
but the regular publication was terminated with plate 544. Among those who
worked under van Spaëndonck or Redouté, or who based their style on the pure
water-colour technique which Redouté learned from his master, may be mentioned
Turpin, Poiteau, Bessa, Mme Vincent (b. 1786), Jaume-Saint-Hilaire, Chazal and
Prêtre. Most of these artists were the equals of Redouté in technical skill, and
given his opportunities might have won the same renown. … Jaume-Saint-Hilaire
was no less distinguished as a botanist, and his introduction into France of
Polygonum tinctorum, which yields a valuable blue dye, was of considerable
importance (Blunt).* Pritzel 4404; Dunthorne 160; Blunt pp. 180, 182; Nissen BBI 988; Great flower books p. 61; Stafleu & Cowan 3311; Johnston 943. www.meemelink.com · index · Caryophyllaceae |