The Codex Canadensis and the Writings of Louis Nicolas: The Natural History of the New World, Histoire Naturelle Des Indes Occidentales Volume 5

by François-Marc Gagnon, Louis Nicolas, Nancy Senior

Part art, part science, part anthropology, this ambitious project presents an early Canadian perspective on natural history that is as much artistic and fantastical as it is encyclopedic. Edited and introduced by Fran ois-Marc Gagnon, The Codex Canadensis and the Writings of Louis Nicolas showcases an intriguing attempt to document the life of the new world - flora, fauna, and aboriginal. The book brings together for the first time the illustrated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773538763
• ISBN13: 9780773538764
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 676 Pages
• Weight: 6.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 8.6" x 12.2"