Inspiration and Translation: Botanical and Horticultural Lithographs of Joseph Prestele and Sons
(Product Code PEC)
To complement the Prestele exhibition, consider this full-color catalogue produced by Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library(NAL) and the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. The catalog includes informative essays by staff of the NAL and Hunt Institute, Marcelee Konish, a Prestele descendent, and Adrian Higgins, Washington Post Garden Editor.
It contains more than 30 full-page illustrations of botanical prints, plus many more color reproductions, and includes details of 112 Prestele family items featured in the six month exhibition. This catalogue is a real treasure as it represents the exhibition of items rarely available to the public.
If you have any questions regarding the sale of the catalogue, please contact Special Collections at (301) 504-6503.
