Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute
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Accession Number: 1203.05
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Aster amellus L.''
Taxon:
Aster amellus Linnaeus, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
Description:
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 22.5 x 7.5
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fify of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library.
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Accession Number: 1203.06
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Fl. Avena fatua L.; Avena sativa L.; Lolium temulentum L.''
Taxon:
Avena fatua Linnaeus, Avena sativa Linnaeus, Lolium temulentum Linnaeus, Poaceae alt. Gramineae
Description:
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 29 x 16
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the **Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library.
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Accession Number: 1203.07
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Buxus sempervirens L.''
Taxon:
Buxus sempervirens Linnaeus, Buxaceae
Description: leafy stem
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 14.5 x 8
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library.
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Accession Number: 1203.08
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Castanea sativa Mill.''
Taxon:
Castanea sativa Miller, Fagaceae
Description:
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 21 x 17.5
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library.
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Accession Number: 1203.09
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Centaurium umbellatum Gilib.''
Taxon:
Centaurium Haller, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
Description:
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 23 x 7.5
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library.
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Accession Number: 1203.10
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Cerinthe major L.''
Taxon:
Cerinthe major Linnaeus, Boraginaceae
Description:
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 22 x 7
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library.
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Accession Number: 1203.11
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Cornus mas L.''
Taxon:
Cornus Linnaeus, Cornaceae
Description: fruiting stem
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 18 x 15.5
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library.
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Accession Number: 1203.12
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Corylus avellana L.''
Taxon:
Corylus avellana Linnaeus, Betulaceae
Description: fruiting branch
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 20 x 15.5
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library.
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Accession Number: 1203.13
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Cupressus sempervirens L.''
Taxon:
Cupressus sempervirens Linnaeus, Pinaceae
Description: fruiting branch
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 15 x 7
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library.
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Accession Number: 1203.14
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Daphne cueorum L.''
Taxon:
Daphne Linnaeus, Thymelaeaceae
Description:
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 9.5 x 4.5
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library.
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Accession Number: 1203.15
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Doronicum austriacum Jacq.''
Taxon:
Doronicum austriacum Jacquin, Asteraceae alt. Compositae
Description:
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 21.5 x 9.5
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library
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Accession Number: 1203.16
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Fraxinus ornus L.''
Taxon:
Fraxinus ornus Linnaeus, Oleaceae
Description:
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 24.5 x 20
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library.
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Accession Number: 1203.17
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Juniperus oxycedrus L.''
Taxon:
Juniperus oxycedrus Linnaeus, Pinaceae
Description: fruiting branch
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 11.5 x 6.5
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library.
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Accession Number: 1203.18
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Laurus nobilis L.''
Taxon:
Laurus nobilis Linnaeus, Lauraceae
Description: fruiting branch
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 18 x 18.5
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library.
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Accession Number: 1203.19
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Lens esculenta Moench.''
Taxon:
Lens esculenta Moench, Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae
Description:
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 16.5 x 12.5
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library.
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Accession Number: 1203.20
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Linum usitatissimum L.''
Taxon:
Linum usitatissimum Linnaeus, Linaceae
Description:
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 28 x 3
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library.
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Accession Number: 1203.21
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Lupinus albus L.''
Taxon:
Lupinus albus Linnaeus, Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae
Description:
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 21.5 x 17
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library.
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Accession Number: 1203.22
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Medicago arborea L.''
Taxon:
Medicago arborea Linnaeus, Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae
Description:
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 15 x 10
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library.
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Accession Number: 1203.23
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Medicago sativa L.''
Taxon:
Medicago sativa Linnaeus, Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae
Description:
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 21.5 x 9
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library.
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Accession Number: 1203.24
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Myrtus communis L.''
Taxon:
Myrtus communis Linnaeus, Myrtaceae
Description: fruiting branch
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 12 x 12
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library.
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Accession Number: 1203.25
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Narcissus serotinus L.''
Taxon:
Narcissus serotinus Linnaeus, Amaryllidaceae
Description:
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 23 x 4
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library.
HIBD Exhibitions: Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International] (1964)
HIBD Publications: Lawrence, G. H. M., comp. 1964. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International]. Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library. P. 9.
Accession Number: 1203.26
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Olea europaea L.''
Taxon:
Olea europaea Linnaeus, Oleaceae
Description: fruiting branch
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 12 x 14.5
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library.
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Accession Number: 1203.27
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Olea europaea L. (O. sylvestris v. buxifolia Mill.)''
Taxon:
Olea europaea Linnaeus, Oleaceae
Description:
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 12 x 14.5
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Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution:
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation.
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Accession Number: 1203.28
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Phragmites communis Trin.''
Taxon:
Phragmites communis Trinius, Poaceae alt. Gramineae
Description:
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 25.5 x 16.5
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library.
HIBD Exhibitions: Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International] (1964)
HIBD Publications: Lawrence, G. H. M., comp. 1964. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Contemporary Botanical Art and Illustration [1st International]. Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library. P. 9.
Accession Number: 1203.29
Artist Name: Abbe, Elfriede
Life Span: (1919-2012)
Nationality: United States
Gender: Female
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Title: ''Picea abies (L.) Karst.''
Taxon:
Picea abies (Linnaeus) H. Karsten, Pinaceae
Description: fruiting branch
Medium: wood engraving
Support: japanese paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 23
Image Size: 20 x 12.5
Edition: 4/50
Date of Execution: ca.1962
Place of Execution: Italy
Signature: E. Abbe (b.r.)
Published: Abbe, E. 1962. Plants of Virgil's Georgics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Printmaker: Elfriede Abbe
Notes: The wood blocks from which these prints were made were cut by Abbe in Italy from living plants, fifty of those mentioned by the Roman poet Virgil in the Georgics. The research and travel for this production were aided by a grant from the Hunt Botanical Library.
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