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History of British Birds: Volume 1, Containing the History and Description of Land Birds: Cambridge Library Collection - Zoology

Autor Thomas Bewick
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 sep 2013
Thomas Bewick (1753–1828) is synonymous with finely crafted wood engravings of the natural world, and his instantly recognisable style influenced book illustration well into the nineteenth century. During his childhood in the Tyne valley, his two obsessions were art and nature. At fourteen, he was apprenticed to the engraver and businessman Ralph Beilby (1743–1817) with whom he later published A General History of Quadrupeds (also reissued in this series). The present work, with its text compiled from various sources, was the first practical field guide for the amateur ornithologist, inspiring also artists and writers. Each of the two volumes contains hundreds of illustrations of breathtaking beauty and precision: one for each species, neatly capturing its character in exquisite detail, interspersed with charming vignettes of country life. Volume 1, first published in 1797, covers land birds, including eagles, owls, sparrows and finches.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781108065405
ISBN-10: 1108065406
Pagini: 374
Ilustrații: 207 b/w illus.
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Cambridge Library Collection - Zoology

Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

1. Birds of prey; 2. The falcon tribe; 3. Of the owl; 4. Of the shrike; 5. Birds of the pie kind; 6. The woodpeckers; 7. Of the passerine order; 8. Of the grosbeak; 9. Of the bunting; 10. Of the finch; 11. Of the lark; 12. Of the wagtail; 13. Of the flycatchers; 14. Of the warblers; 15. Of the titmouse; 16. Of the swallow; 17. Of the dove kind; 18. Of the gallinaceous kind; 19. Of the plover.

Descriere

This influential and widely acclaimed work, published in two volumes between 1797 and 1804, includes hundreds of beautiful wood engravings.