Feather and brush : three centuries of Australian bird art / Penny Olsen.
Feather and brush : three centuries of Australian bird art / Penny Olsen.
Feather and brush : three centuries of Australian bird art / Penny Olsen.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, 2001.
Date
2001.
Call Numbers
Q598.0222/1A , Q598.0222/1 , GQ 2015/211
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
x, 227 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. New lands, new birds, seaman and draughtsmen: 1600-1788 -- 3. The escape of natural history study, convicts and officers: 1788-1800 -- 4. Stirrings of an Australian sensibility, settlers and surveyors: 1800-1840, through distant eyes -- 5. A synergy of art and science, Gould a...
Publication information
Publisher
Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, 2001.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2001.
Access and use
Access Conditions
Penny Olsen 2001.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
This volume traces the 300-year history of bird art in Australia, from the crudely illustrated records of the earliest European voyages of discovery to the diversity of artwork available at the start of the 21st century. There are over 250 images representing 94 artists in the book.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Feather and brush : three centuries of Australian bird art / Penny Olsen.
Notes
General note
Collector's edition consists of 375 numbered copies, cloth-bound, gold-embossed, in slipcase.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 213-219.
Mitchell Library stack copy: Collector's Edition copy no. 63 of 375 copies.
State Reference Library copy: Standard edition. Jacket filed in Mitchell Library.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
Q598.0222/1A , Q598.0222/1 , GQ 2015/211
Record Identifier
74VvAqx8vxLd
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvAqx8vxLd
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0643065474 (hbk.)
9780643065482 (limited ed.)
0643065482 (limited ed.)
9780643065482 (Collector's ed.) :
0643065482 (Collector's ed.) :
9780643065475 (Standard ed.) :
0643065474 (Standard ed.) :
9780643065475 (Hbk)
0643065474 (Hbk)
9780643065475
0643065474
9780643065482
0643065482
9780643065482 (limited ed.) :
0643065482 (limited ed.) :
9780643065475 (hbk.)
DDC
598.0222
MMS ID
991013475039702626
