The family of hummingbirds : the complete prints of John Gould / Joel & Laura Oppenheimer ; foreword...
The family of hummingbirds : the complete prints of John Gould / Joel & Laura Oppenheimer ; foreword...
The family of hummingbirds : the complete prints of John Gould / Joel & Laura Oppenheimer ; foreword by Robert McCracken Peck.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York, NY : Rizzoli Electa, 2018.
Uniform title
Call Numbers
GQ 2021/0292
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Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
302 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Foreword / Robert McCracken Peck -- Introduction. Part One. A passion for birds: the life and legacy of John Gould / Laura Oppenheimer ; Part Two. The production and methods of creating Family of Humming-Birds / Joel Oppenheimer -- The plates / John Gould.
Publication information
Publisher
New York, NY : Rizzoli Electa, 2018.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2018.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"The sublime collection of 418 superbly detailed paintings of hummingbirds by the artist John Gould, the 19th-century naturalist painter often referred to as the British Audubon, represents all the known species on the planet at the time and is the most complete ever produced. Like Audubon, Gould depicted the birds as they are in life, in their nat...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The family of hummingbirds : the complete prints of John Gould / Joel & Laura Oppenheimer ; foreword by Robert McCracken Peck.
Portion of title
Hummingbirds : the complete prints of John Gould
Complete prints of John Gould
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2018
Identifiers
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Call Numbers
GQ 2021/0292
Record Identifier
74VKazjDKw23
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKazjDKw23
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ISBN
9780847860654
DDC
598.764
MMS ID
991024402115102626
