Bird. Ediz. illustrata

Bird: Exploring the Winged World è un’indagine di grande impatto visivo sui volatili che ripercorre il grande interesse scientifico che li ha accompagnati attraverso i secoli e i continenti. Questo straordinario volume racconta l’incredibile varietà delle specie ornitologiche – dai minuscoli colibrì agli struzzi alti più degli uomini, dai pinguini dei ghiacci ai pappagalli tropicali -, attraverso una sequenza di illustrazioni e opere d’arte note o rare. Un affascinante percorso visivo che racconta, per somiglianza o contrapposizione, come artisti, illustratori, ornitologi e fotografi abbiano catturato spirito, fattezze, caratteristiche e simbolismo di questi animali sin dall’antico Egitto. Bird: Exploring the Winged World è l’ultimo arrivato nell’acclamata serie Explorer di Phaidon, accanto ai bestseller Map, Plant (Flora, nell’edizione italiana), Flower, Animal, Anatomy e Universe, ognuno dedicato a un tema di interesse globale. . This visually stunning survey of birds, chronicling their scientific and popular appeal throughout the ages and around the world, showcases the remarkable diversity of species in the avian kingdom, from tiny hummingbirds to ostriches taller than humans, and icebound penguins to tropical macaws. With its content curated alongside an international panel of ornithologists, art historians, wildlife photographers, conservationists, and curators, this extraordinary book includes illustrations and artwork of all styles, with works by a diverse and often surprising range of creators from many different backgrounds, including: John James Audubon; Robert Clark; Mark Dion; Charley Harper; Barbara Kruger; Edward Lear; Ustad Mansur; John Ruskin; Joel Sartore; Sarah Stone; and Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe. Arranged in thoughtfully paired juxtapositions, it reveals how artists, illustrators, ornithologists, and photographers – from ancient Egypt to the present – have captured the spirit, likeness, character, and symbolism of birds. Including Tweety pie paired with the Twitter bird; birds as 300-foot desert carvings or 2-inch-tall ivory statuettes; bird bones, bird bank notes, sculptures and birds shaped as beds, the book’s three hundred visually stunning entries span four thousand years of fine art, photography, ornithological drawings, popular culture, and scientific discovery from all corners of the globe to create the ultimate celebration of the winged world.

Cod: 9781838661403