| Description |
352 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 33 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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still image sti rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-351) and index. |
| Contents |
Splendours of nature: a brief history of ornithological illustration -- Seabirds -- Shorebirds, wading birds & rails -- Waterfowl -- Gamebirds & domesticated birds -- Songbirds -- Parrots & other 'exotic' birds -- Flightless birds -- Birds of prey. |
| Summary |
"The Bird is a splendid celebration of ornithological illustration, featuring remarkable images of all kinds of birds, from the smallest wrens to colourful exotics. The Bird explores the fascinating world of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century ornithological illustration. This was a period of scientific, artistic and geographic discovery, when people began to fully appreciate the immense variety of form and colour within the natural world. This book celebrates this beauty through the lavish illustrations produced at that time. Each chapter focuses on a category of birds, from shorebirds to birds of prey. Feature sections on key ornithological artists such as John James Audubon, Elizabeth Gould and Edward Lear demonstrated how technology, travel and ambition shaped these amazing images, and how their work transformed our understanding of the wonderful world of birds"--Publisher's description. |
| Subject |
Ornithological illustration -- History -- 18th century.
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Ornithological illustration -- History -- 19th century.
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Birds -- Pictorial works.
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| ISBN |
9781786277312 (hbk.) |
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178627731X (hbk.) |
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