BIRDS(The Art of Ornithology)

Description

onathan Elphick tells the remarkable story of the development of bird art through the centuries. The book features early, skillfully executed but often whimsical images of birds, scientific illustrations produced during the ages of exploration, and modern approaches that capture the essence of these freest creatures.

The excellent selection of images from the unrivaled collection at the Natural History Museum includes exquisitely crafted works by some of the most famous natural history artists ever published, including Audubon, Lear, MacGillivray and Gould.