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This sparkling Tiny Folio edition of Audubon's Birds of America
displays all 435 of Audubon's hand-coloured engravings, graced with
an illuminating introduction by Roger Tory Peterson that places
Audubon in his ornithological and art historical context. Issued
with the full endorsement and cooperation of the Audubon Society,
the stunning Baby Elephant Folio - here reproduced in a
miniature-like version - was the first work ever to arrange
Audubon's plates in scientific order.
Abbeville’s classic edition of The Birds of
America is back in stock — in a striking new package. The
Baby Elephant Folio presents all 435 of John James Audubon’s
brilliant hand-coloured engravings in exquisite reproductions
derived from the original plates of the rare Double Elephant Folio.
Although many attempts have been made to re-create the splendid
illustrations in Audubon’s masterpiece, nothing has ever equaled
the level of fidelity achieved in this luxurious edition.Organised
and annotated by Roger Tory Peterson and Virginia Marie Peterson,
this volume is as informative as it is beautiful. Its fascinating
introduction places Audubon in the context of the history of
American ornithological art and also reproduces a wide sampling of
the work of his notable predecessors and disciples, including Roger
Tory Peterson’s own rightfully famous paintings. A new systematic
arrangement of the prints, following the modern classification of
species, and descriptive captions about each bird allow us to
appreciate Audubon's achievement in the light of modern
ornithology.
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