{"product_id":"elphick-jonathan-birds-the-art-of-ornithology","title":"ELPHICK, Jonathan - Birds: The Art of Ornithology","description":"\u003cp\u003eELPHICK, Jonathan. Birds: The Art of Ornithology. London: Scriptum Editions in association with the Natural History Museum, 2004. First Edition. Large square quarto (approx. 30 × 30cm). Green cloth boards. 320pp. Profusely illustrated throughout with full-page and double-page colour reproductions of ornithological art spanning five centuries, drawn from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lavish survey of the history of bird illustration from the medieval period to the nineteenth century, examining the art and science of ornithology through the work of the great bird artists and naturalists, including John Gould, Audubon, George Edwards, Prideaux John Selby, and many others. Includes a foreword by Dr Robert Prys-Jones of the Natural History Museum. The plates reproduce works from Besler, Aldrovandi, Eleazar Albin, and other foundational figures in natural history illustration alongside the better-known masters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Very Good. Cloth boards clean and square; contents bright and clean throughout with no ownership marks; minor shelf wear to dust jacket edges only.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ink \u0026 Signature Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47894179643444,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/3648\/4916\/files\/FCA0D2A1-EDA9-4DCA-950A-450BB0C77080_1_105_c.jpg?v=1781173814","url":"https:\/\/www.inkandsignaturebooks.com.au\/products\/elphick-jonathan-birds-the-art-of-ornithology","provider":"Ink \u0026 Signature Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}