- Bib ID:
- 6614234
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Elphick, Jonathan, author
- Description:
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- Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2014
- ©2004
- 335 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 26 cm
- ISBN:
- 9781760110109 (hardback)
- Summary:
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This beautiful book tells the story of the development of bird art through the ages. It ranges from the early decorative - but often fanciful - images of birds, through more accurate portrayals resulting from exploration and an increasing knowledge of the world's avifauna, to modern attempts at capturing these, the freest of all creatures. Birds contains an outstanding selection of images from the unrivalled collection of the Natural History Museum in London, some of which have never been reproduced before, and includes exquisitely crafted works from some of the most famous natural-history artists. The lively text interweaves fascinating ornithological information with accounts of the lives of the artists, details of the development of the techniques they used and a critical appraisal of their achievements.
- Notes:
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- "First published by Scriptorum Editions in 2004 ... in association with the Natural History Museum, London"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 330-331) and index.
- Subject:
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- Copyright Information:
- Copyright © 2004 Co & Bear Productions (UK) Ltd.
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2004
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