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Mr Roscoe's Garden
Jyll Bradley
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Description for Mr Roscoe's Garden
Hardback. Explores the stories, rites and exchanges that occur when a flower is cut and placed in the human hand. This book focuses on the story of the Liverpool's Botanic Collection and the people involved in its intriguing history. Num Pages: 240 pages, 170 colour & 30 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 225 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1085.
‘Mr Roscoe’s Garden is a key outcome of The Fragrant Liverpool project. Conceived by Jyll Bradley, this is a unique international art project exploring the stories, rites and exchanges that occur when a flower is cut and placed in the human hand. The project centres on the fascinating story of the Liverpool’s Botanic Collection and the people involved in its intriguing history. Established by William Roscoe in 1802, and moved to more extensive sites in both 1846 when it became a public facility and in 1964, the complete Botanic Collection has not been on display since 1984 when it closed ... Read more
‘Mr Roscoe’s Garden is a key outcome of The Fragrant Liverpool project. Conceived by Jyll Bradley, this is a unique international art project exploring the stories, rites and exchanges that occur when a flower is cut and placed in the human hand. The project centres on the fascinating story of the Liverpool’s Botanic Collection and the people involved in its intriguing history. Established by William Roscoe in 1802, and moved to more extensive sites in both 1846 when it became a public facility and in 1964, the complete Botanic Collection has not been on display since 1984 when it closed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846311666
SKU
V9781846311666
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About Jyll Bradley
Jyll Bradley (www.jyllbradley.net) is an acclaimed artist and writer based in London. Her work encompasses photography, text and installation and is often a timely response to the particular history and poetics of a place and the people she meet there. Much of her work is based around 'worlds' that are going through a difficult period of self-reflection and transition, or ... Read more
Reviews for Mr Roscoe's Garden
Jyll Bradley approaches her subject with great sensitivity and has made her own the cause of those both living and dead whose portraits appear in these pages...beautifully produced book...is a delightful and informative book.
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