Birds: The Art of Ornithology

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Relaunched in a stunning boxed set that comes with a richly illustrated book and thirty-six framable prints, this landmark book will fascinate someone interested in birds, natural history, and art. With an outstanding selection of crucial and vibrant bird images from the unrivaled collection at the Natural History Museum in London, it includes works by one of the crucial most famous natural-history artists ever published, including Audubon, Lear, MacGillivray, and Gould. 

Birds tells the remarkable story of the development of ornithological art through the ages, from the earliest images of birds in the Renaissance, through the Age of Exploration, to the present day. Brilliantly reproduced original works of art by such renowned artists as Audubon, Gould, MacGillivray, Thorburn, and Wolfe are included.

The full of life accompanying text tells the story of how ornithological art grew out of the naturalistic tradition of European painting to develop into a genre by itself, where the artist’s center of attention on aesthetic appeal used to be married to the scientist’s need for precision and detail.

The detailed text interweaves science, art history, biography, exploration, and shuttle to paint a vast and wondrous picture of the bygone world of artist-scientists, exotic birds, and faraway lands. It makes a perfect gift for someone who loves fine prints and drawings or has an interest in nature or birding.

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