Plants of Virgil's Georgics

published 1962

Elfriede Martha Abbe

Associated Names
Elfriede Martha Abbe

Artist, American, 1919 - 2012

This is a photograph of the title page of a book. The full description reads: The image shows a beige-colored page with black printed text. The main title "PLANTS of VIRGIL'S GEORGICS" is centered at the top in a bold serif font. Below it, the subtitle "Part 1 Trees and Shrubs" is in smaller, italicized text. At the bottom, in the same font as the title, is the name of the author/editor "ELFRIEDE ABBE," followed by the location "Ithaca, New York."
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    portfolio in 2 parts (Part I: Trees and Shrubs, Part II: Herbs and Other Small Plants) with 50 wood engravings on Japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.2893.1-50


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased from the artist in 1963 by Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1964.

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