A landmark visual exploration of nature printing featuring 45 different techniques and
hundreds of astonishing rare images. Hailed as the earliest precursor to photography nature
printing is the practice of using impressions from the surface of a natural object such as
leaves flowering plants ferns seaweed snakes and more to produce an image. Author Matthew
Zucker has spent decades curating the most extensive collection of nature prints ever assembled
with more than 13 000 images across 120 rare and seminal works including journals published
books unique manuscripts American currency and instructional texts related to nature
printing from 1733 to 1902. This gorgeous volume explores Zucker' s collection allowing
readers to see these nature prints presented side by side for the first time and enabling
unique comparisons while creating a visually stunning journey through the developments over a
150-year period in printing methods including photography with examples of cyanotypes. The
ultimate guide to nature printing this is a beautiful reference work for scholars artists
designers botanists and anyone interested in nature botanical illustration and printing.
