Art on the Wing : British, American and Canadian Illustrated Bird Books from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Century
by Winearls, Joan
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- Paperback
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- New Book from Publisher
- ISBN 10
- 0772760292
- ISBN 13
- 9780772760296
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About This Item
Toronto: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, 1999 Book. New Book from Publisher. Original Wraps. 1st Canadian Edition.. An exhibition in the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library 25 January - 9 April 1999. This exhibition, curated by Joan Winearls, examines the changing styles and techniques in bird art over the last three centuries, beginning with etching and engraving, wood-engraving and lithography, and the hand-colouring of illustrations, followed by chromolithography and experiments in colour printing, up to the photo- reproduction techniques employed after the middle of this century. On display are such works as Gould's hummingbirds, Lear's toucans, Wolf's falcons and Audubon's warblers along with twentieth century works such as Fuertes' hawk, Brooks' and Shortt's ducks and Peterson's first field guide.Forewords by David M. Lank and Richard Landon, introduction by the author.80p. illus (some col) bibliography.
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- KALAMOS BOOKS (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Art on the Wing : British, American and Canadian Illustrated Bird Books from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Century
- Author
- Winearls, Joan
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New New Book from Publisher
- Edition
- 1st Canadian Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0772760292
- ISBN 13
- 9780772760296
- Publisher
- Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- BIBLIOGRAPHY, BIRDS ORNITHOLOGY ART ARTISTS EXHIBITION CATALOGUES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Birds; Exhibition Catalogues;
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