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ATTENBOROUGH**, DAVID: : AMAZING RARE THINGS: THE ART OF NATURAL HISTORY IN THE AGE OF DISCOVERY

LONDON.ROYAL COLLECTION ENTERPRISES LTD.,2007.

ISBN 9781902163468.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no publisher's price,so no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,cream background with colour pictorial flora+fauna figures illustrated dw/dj,with black+brown lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,10-223pp [paginated] includes 6 sections/chapters,profuse colour+sepia figures/illustrations/plates by artists: Leonardo da Vinci,Cassiano Dal Pozzo, Alexander Marshal,Maria Sibylla Merian and Mark Catesby throughout the text and the book,illustrations list/ table,further reading,an index; plus [unpaginated] double-page with a colour vignetted title page,colour vignette illustrated contents list/table,and a foreword by Jane Roberts (Librarian and Curator of the Print Room). The great voyages of discovery of the 16thC and 17thC brought European artists face to face with new and exotic plants and animals,and created an intense interest in the way nature was investigated and recorded. In 'Amazing Rare Things',Sir David Attenborough - the renowned naturalist and documentary-maker,and one of the natural world's best-loved commentators - leaves the here-and-now to explore the history of natural history instead.Joining expert curators from the Royal Library at Windsor Castle he explores the contributions of four great artists and one pre-eminent collector to this era of extraordinary scientific advances. Profusely illustrated throughout,this book is organized around a selection of exquisite drawings and water-colours by Leonardo da Vinci,Alexander Marshal,Maria Sibylla Merian,and Mark Catesby; and the works collected by Cassiano dal Pozzo from his immense 'Paper Museum'.These beautiful images - all held in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle - reflect each artist's engagement with the natural world,from Renaissance Italy and England,and on to the New World of the Americas.Sir David Attenborough's introduction,discussing representations of the natural world from prehistory to the present day,leads the reader on to detailed examinations of the passions and achievements of each of these five individuals,with fresh,lucid and thought-provoking commentaries provided throughout by Sir David on a range of their works. All artists have responded to and been inspired by the natural world.This unique and fascinating book shines a new light on the role of art and the artist in our exploration of that world. Please contact seller,because of the weight - just under 1Kg unpackaged,and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p FREE. Available UK only. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

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