{"title":"Curtis Botanical Magazine Folio Original Prints","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eWilliam Curtis began publishing the Botanical Magazine in February 1787 and it continued almost without interruption for 160 years. After Curtis edited the first 13 volumes, the publication continued under the editors: John Simms (1800-1826), William Jackson Hooker (1827-1865) and Joseph Dalton Hooker (1865-1904). The images were engraved by many artists including Sydenham Edwards, William Graves, James Sowerby, John Curtis, William Jackson Hooker, W.H. Fitch, Matilda Smith, Lillian Snelling and Stella Rose Craig. The plates are known for their fine detail and delicate hand coloring. The prints are all copper engravings to Volume 70 \u0026amp; then stone or zinc lithography until the introduction of color printing in 1948. It is the longest running botanical magazine and was entirely hand colored until 1948. References: Blunt (1994) pp 211 - 217, Great Flower Books pp 156 - 157, Nissen BPI 2350, Staflue 1290.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eThese Curtis prints are particularly prized for their large size and lavish, beautifully hand colored double or folio illustrations of which there are relatively few in the entire work. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEach large print, folded in the center as issued but barely visible, measures approximately 11 1\/4 to 12 by 9 inches and is accompanied by the original descriptive text if available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eThe condition of these prints is remarkable for a work that is about 250 years old, with strong plate marks and dates. There is little or no foxing, with characteristic good plate marks on wove paper that is a creamy in color. All our prints are authentic hand colored antique prints and in excellent condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/0830\/6245\/collections\/cur936-151.jpg?v=1790173572","url":"https:\/\/www.panteek.com\/collections\/curtis-botanical-magazine-folio-original-prints.oembed","provider":"Panteek Antique Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}