Description: Citrons, lemons, and bitter oranges float like heavenly bodies above Italian villas, Nuremberg gardens, and picturesque countryside in J. C. Volkamer's ode to the citrus fruit. Reproducing a hand-colored set of copper plates, this publication shows 170 varieties of citrus fruits, reviving a time when citrus fruits were exotic.
Brief description:
Iris Lauterbach is a member of the research department of the Central Institute for Art History in Munich and teaches the history of garden architecture at the Technical University in Munich. Her areas of research include France during the 18th century and the history of European garden art from the 16th to the 20th century. She has also carried out extensive research about the restitution of artworks that were looted during the Second World War.
Review Quotes: "It was a longing for warmth and the Mediterranean which people craved, and Volkamer created exactly the stuff that dreams of this kind are made of."-- "Philographikon Gallery"