Feather and Brush: A History of Australian Bird Art Tapa dura -

CSIRO Publishing, 8/2/2022 12:00:01 AM. hardcover. Very Good. 1.4173 12.2441 8.7795.

Csiro, 2022. Hardcover. New. 2nd edition. 352 pages. 12.00x8.46x1.34 inches.

Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2022. Second Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. New Book. 31cm x 22cm. xiv, 338 pages, colour illustrations. Illustrated glossy papered boards. "Feather and Brush traces the history of bird art in Australia -- from the simple engravings illustrating accounts of the earliest European voyages of discovery to the diversity of artwork available today. It explores the early European approach, in which naval draughtsmen, officers, convicts, settlers, naturalists, artists and scientists alike contributed both to the art and the science of ornithology, through to a diversity of contemporary artists featuring birds in their works. This book contains more than 400 images, representing the work of 156 artists; some well-known, others published for the first time. All have been selected for their merit, whether ornithological, historical or artistic. They range from classical to quirky, decorative to functional, monumental to intimate. Together they demonstrate the rich history of… Leer más