Joel Oppenheimer

The Family of Hummingbirds: The Complete Prints of John Gould

Mitarbeit:Peck, Robert;Illustration:Gould, John

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

For all the bird lovers, the definitive collection of hummingbird illustrations by 19th-century naturalist painter John Gould, the British Audubon.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rizzoli Electa / Rizzoli US
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 312mm x 235mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 2138g
• ISBN-13: 9780847860654
• ISBN-10: 0847860655
• Artikelnr.: 50758179

Autorenporträt

Joel and Laura Oppenheimer; Foreword by Robert McCracken Peck

Rezensionen

"A sublime collection of 418 suberbly detailed hand-colored lithographs created by John Gould from the mid-1800s...If you're a fan of natural history art, hummingbirds, or birds in general - this unrivaled master collection of antique prints is definitely a piece you'd want to add to your collection. " Color Outside the Lines

"John Gould, a 19th-century Englis hornithologist and bird artist, had a particular interest in hummingbirds. Who can blame him? This stunning volume features his superbly detailed hand-colored lithographs of hundreds of species. Plus, authors Joel Oppenheimer and Laura Oppenheimer tell hte sory of Gould's colorful life and place his work in the context of a period when the exploration of science and the world's natural wonders was at an all-time high." BirdWatching