Vincent, Lina
Palms at the Blatter Herbarium - Vol.70(2), Dec-Mar - Mumbai Marg Publications 2018-19 - 89-91p.
The Blatter Herbarium established by Swiss Jesuit Father Ethelbert Blatter at St Xavier’s College, Bombay, in the early 20th century, contains a rich collection of botanical prints. Taking inspiration from his remarkable documentation of palms, this essay discusses certain iconic works such as Adriaen Van Reede’s Hortus Indicus Malabaricus and Cristobal Acosta’s Tractado de las drogas y medicinas de la Indias Orientales. Referring to the palm illustrations, the text attempts to draw a relationship between different techniques of printmaking.
ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)
Palms at the Blatter Herbarium - Vol.70(2), Dec-Mar - Mumbai Marg Publications 2018-19 - 89-91p.
The Blatter Herbarium established by Swiss Jesuit Father Ethelbert Blatter at St Xavier’s College, Bombay, in the early 20th century, contains a rich collection of botanical prints. Taking inspiration from his remarkable documentation of palms, this essay discusses certain iconic works such as Adriaen Van Reede’s Hortus Indicus Malabaricus and Cristobal Acosta’s Tractado de las drogas y medicinas de la Indias Orientales. Referring to the palm illustrations, the text attempts to draw a relationship between different techniques of printmaking.
ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)