Livia's garden
Book
c1997 (published)
c1997 (published)
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This artist's book is a tour of the garden of Livia (wife of Augustus Caesar) and comprises images of classical sculptures of Caesars juxtaposed with images of plants reminiscent of prints from medieval herbals. The plants depicted could be called medicinal but could equally be used for more sinister purposes. Livia is known to have used her knowledge of 'medicinal' plants to remove any obstacles which threatened the stability of the Imperial family in Rome.
Object details
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| Title | Livia's garden (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | The images have been produced using water-based screen printing inks printed onto Somerset Satin 300gsm paper and hand-tinted with watercolour. |
| Brief description | Artist's book, 'Livia's garden', by Sarah Bodman, Bristol, 1997 |
| Physical description | Artist's book case bound in green cloth with silk ties. Half-title: From the garden of Julia Drusilla (Livia). NAL copy is no. 11 in a limited edition of 30 copies. 24 pages. |
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| Summary | This artist's book is a tour of the garden of Livia (wife of Augustus Caesar) and comprises images of classical sculptures of Caesars juxtaposed with images of plants reminiscent of prints from medieval herbals. The plants depicted could be called medicinal but could equally be used for more sinister purposes. Livia is known to have used her knowledge of 'medicinal' plants to remove any obstacles which threatened the stability of the Imperial family in Rome. |
| Other number | X970051 - NAL Pressmark |
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| Library number | 38041997105069 |
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| Record created | February 6, 2014 |
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