Description: Description: A stunning collection of bird portraits by one of the early masters of wildlife illustration. A lovely coffee-table book with beautifully reproduced color plates. Condition: Hardbound book in lime green cloth with gilt title on spine; pictorial dustjacket. New condition: tightly bound, crisp, and unmarked throughout. . From the publisher’s promo: “A richly illustrated volume, which reproduces one of the finest collections of eighteenth-century ornithological art in its entirety. In 1786, Austrian natural history artist Ferdinand Bauer traveled to Italy and the Levant. The watercolors he created from meticulous drawings made during the trip are among the finest examples of natural history illustration. Bauer’s botanical paintings are well known yet this industrious artist also made stunning illustrations of over a hundred different bird species, very few of which have been published until now. This book describes Bauer’s early life, achievements, and his experiences of traveling for fifteen months—often facing the perils of weather, illness, bandits, and pirates. It also details his field method of recording the precise colors of the birds on his pencil drawings by employing his scheme of coloring by numbers, each representing a specific hue, to be used as a reference when he returned to Oxford. Each illustration is reproduced alongside a facing page of vivid expert text describing the characteristics of each bird, interwoven with aspects of their ornithological and cultural history as well as comments on Bauer’s depictions. Not widely seen since they were painted approximately 230 years ago, and now reproduced in their entirety, these beautiful paintings represent one of the finest collections of late eighteenth-century ornithological art. 240 pages | 120 color plates | 8.66 x 12.99 |” Biographical Note: Jonathan Elphick is a natural history author, editor, consultant, lecturer, and broadcaster, specializing in ornithology. His many previous books include Birds: The Art of Ornithology. VISIT MY EBAY STORE FOR OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST(Click This Link) ALL REASONABLE OFFERS WILL BE CONSIDERED PLEASE INQUIRE ABOUT DISCOUNTS ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES Shipping: Free media rate shipping in US. International shipping as appropriate (See shipping and Payments tab on this listing page for further details). We make every attempt to describe items clearly and completely. Please read our listings carefully, inspect posted images of the item, and let us know if you have any questions before you bid. All buyers must pay according to Ebay policies.; If you have any questions about this, please email me. International bidders should contact me for a quote on shipping before bidding. Whenever possible, international shipping will be via Ebay Standard International Delivery. Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.
Price: 60 USD
Location: Riverside, Rhode Island
End Time: 2024-12-13T21:31:08.000Z
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Book Title: FERDINAND BAUER'S REMARKABLE BIRDS
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Bodleian Library
Original Language: English
Item Length: 9 in
Intended Audience: Adults
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 2024
Type: Coffee Table Book
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Era: 1700s
Illustrator: Ferdinand Bauer
Item Height: 13 in
Author: Jonathan Elphick
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Genre: Ornithological Art
Topic: Biology, Bird Art, Birds, Natural History, Ornithology, Wildlife
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Number of Pages: 240
