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Amazing Rare Things - The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery (Paperback)
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Amazing Rare Things - The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery (Paperback)
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List price R635
Loot Price R508
Discovery Miles 5 080
You Save R127 (20%)
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A gorgeously illustrated volume devoted to the natural history
drawings and watercolors of Leonardo da Vinci and other outstanding
artists of the Age of Discovery From the fifteenth century onwards,
as European explorers sailed forth on grand voyages of discovery,
their encounters with exotic plants and animals fanned intense
scientific interest. Scholars began to examine nature with fresh
eyes, and pioneering artists transformed the way nature was seen
and understood. In Amazing Rare Things, renowned naturalist and
documentary-maker David Attenborough joins with expert colleagues
to explore how artists portrayed the natural world during this era
of burgeoning scientific interest. The book focuses on an exquisite
selection 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 offer lucid commentary on topics ranging from the
30,000-year history of human drawings of the natural world, to
Leonardo's fascination with natural processes, to Catesby's
groundbreaking studies that introduced Europeans to the plants and
animals of North America. With 160 full color illustrations, this
beautiful book will appeal to readers with interests that extend
from art and science to history and nature.
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