Birds: The Art of Ornithology

by Jonathan Elphick

This breathtaking collection of important and beautiful ornithological art from London's Natural History Museum traces its development from the Renaissance through the scientific approach favored in the Age of Exploration. Included are brilliantly reproduced artworks by the world's great naturalists and scientists such as Audubon and Humboldt, along with the legion of Victorian explorers who catalogued the world's avifauna before photography finally...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847831345
• ISBN13: 9780847831340
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 6.4"