Birds: The Art of Ornithology by Jonathan Elphick

Book Description

Secondhand.Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Foxing to top foredge. Dust jacket is enclosed in a protective cover.

First edition, first printing.

This beautiful book tells the story of the development of bird art through the ages. It ranges from the early decorative - but often fanciful - images of birds, through more accurate portrayals resulting from exploration and an increasing knowledge of the world's avifauna, to modern attempts at capturing these, the freest of all creatures. Birds contains an outstanding selection of images from the unrivalled collection of the Natural History Museum in London, some of which have never been reproduced before, and includes exquisitely crafted works from some of the most famous natural history artists. (Trove)