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BIRDS: THE ART OF ORNITHOLOGY
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Antiques & Collecting Magazine
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June 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCopyright Lightner Publishing Corporation Jun 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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BIRDS: THE ART OF ORNITHOLOGY By Jonathan Elphick. Hardcover mini edition, 300 color illustrations, Rizzoli New York, $19.95.
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 prevailed ...