Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Rook, Anne
Title:
A book of sixteen pears.
Alternate Title(s):
At head of title: Eight
Published / Created:
[London] : M.M. Visual Catering, 2013.
Physical Description:
[12] pages : illustrations ; 16 x 128 cm, folded to 16 x 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
An accordion-folded book. One side of the strip illustrates 16 varieties of pears. The reverse provides the summary of Rook's pear survey, and reproduces labels from her "collection of pears, 2000 to 2013."
Subject Terms:
Bentham, Jeremy, 1748–1832. | Pears -- Pictorial works. | Botanical illustration -- Great Britain. | Supermarkets. | Women in natural history.
Form/Genre:
Artists' books.