Amazing Rare Things: The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery by David Attenborough (Author), Susan Owens (Author), Martin Clayton (Author), Rea Alexandratos (Author). From the fifteenth century onwards, as European explorers sailed forth on grand voyages of discovery, their encounters with unique plants and animals fanned intense scientific interest. Scholars started to look at nature with contemporary eyes, and pioneering artists transformed the best way nature was seen and understood. In Wonderful Uncommon Things, renowned naturalist and documentary-maker David Attenborough joins with skilled colleagues to explore how artists portrayed the pure world during this era of burgeoning scientific interest.
The ebook focuses on an exquisite choice of natural history drawings and watercolors by Leonardo da Vinci, Alexander Marshal, Maria Sibylla Merian, and Mark Catesby, and from the collection of Cassiano dal Pozzo-works all held in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle. Attenborough and his coauthors supply lucid commentary on subjects ranging from the 30,000-12 months history of human drawings of the pure world, to Leonardo’s fascination with pure processes, to Catesby’s groundbreaking research that introduced Europeans to the crops and animals of North America. With one hundred sixty full colour illustrations, this beautiful book will appeal to readers with pursuits that stretch from art and science to historical past and nature.
I was really impressed with the color illustrations of the artists. I was stunned to see that Leonardo Davinci's artwork was the worst of any artist within the book. I had heard that David Attenborough had not made enough feedback on the book in response to one Amazon reviewer, but I discovered that that was not the case. He certainly is the primary author of this book.
I feel this e-book is beautiful. It's exactly what I expected. I'm a biology nut and I really like outdated botanicals. These are very unique items and I actually enjoy them. My 5 yr. Old thinks this e-book is superb! She asks tons of questions on the entire drawings and is learning loads about biology within the process.
Beautiful and interesting for lovers of nature, historical past of world discovery, history of botany and delightful illustrations. I would like to see it expand into subcategories, like birds, plants etc., not solely documenting just a few illustrators. But maybe will probably be done in the future. That is one espresso desk e-book that can be read and re-read.
Amazing Rare Things: The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery
David Attenborough (Author), Susan Owens (Author), Martin Clayton
(Author), Rea Alexandratos (Author)
224 pages
Yale University Press; First Edition edition (October 28, 2007)
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