Extraordinary Leaves in Pictures
Extraordinary Leaves by Armytage and Schrader is available from amazon.
The horticultural industry put most of it’s effort into flowers, trees and shrubs. Leaves however appear on all most all these plants and repay close inspection. As this book Extraordinary Leaves shows there is an amazing world out there for those who look closely and want to find new visual and sensual experiences.
The ancient Greeks and Romans used Acanthus leaves in Sculpture, Architecture and Art as did William Morris during the Arts and Crafts Movements in the 19th Century.
As Dennis Schrader explains: “To prepare this book, I have been obligated to take a more intimate look at all aspect of leaves -their many uses, their place in history, the science behind what’s going on in a leaf and the unadulterated, simple beauty of the leaf itself.”
The excellent book ‘Extraordinary Leaves’ by Green-Armytage and Schrader is availablefrom amazon. ‘Photographer Stephen Green-Armytage discovered the beauty of leaves while browsing in a greenhouse. The more he looked at the intricate patterns, the more fascinated he became. His photography in this book is the result of years of study, and it is strikingly beautiful.’
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