Amazing rare things : the art of natural history in the age of discovery
(Book)

Book Cover
Average Rating

Description

Loading Description...

Also in this Series

Checking series information...

Copies

LocationCall NumberStatus
General Shelving - 3rd FloorQH46.5 .A884 2007On Shelf

More Like This

Loading more titles like this title...

Links

Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

Subjects

LC Subjects
Exhibition catalogs.
Natural history illustration.
Natural history illustration.
Natural history in art.
Royal Collection (Great Britain) -- Exhibitions.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Exhibition catalogs.
Natural history illustration.
Natural history in art.
Royal Collection (Great Britain)
Other Subjects
Catalogues d'exposition.
exhibition catalogs.
Illustration en sciences naturelles.
Natural history illustration -- Exhibitions.
Royal Collection (Great Britain) -- Exhibitions.
Royal Collection (Great Britain) -- Exhibitions.

More Details

Format
Book
Physical Desc
223 pages : illustrations, maps (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Language
English

Notes

General Note
"The eighty-seven watercolours considered here come from ... the Royal Collection"--Foreword.
General Note
Published to accompany exhibitions held Queen's Gallery (Edinburgh) Mar. 2-Sept. 16, 2007 and Queen's Gallery (Buckingham Palace) Mar. 14-Sept. 21, 2007.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-219) and index.
Description
Describes the methods by which selected European artists, from Leonardo Da Vinci to Mark Catesby, portrayed the natural world during the Age of Discovery.
Local note
SACFinal081324

Published Reviews

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Attenborough, D., Owens, S., Clayton, M., & Alexandratos, R. (2007). Amazing rare things: the art of natural history in the age of discovery . Yale University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

David Attenborough et al.. 2007. Amazing Rare Things: The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

David Attenborough et al.. Amazing Rare Things: The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 2007.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Attenborough, D., Owens, S., Clayton, M. and Alexandratos, R. (2007). Amazing rare things: the art of natural history in the age of discovery. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Attenborough, David, Susan Owens, Martin Clayton, and Rea Alexandratos. Amazing Rare Things: The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery Yale University Press, 2007.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

Staff View

Loading Staff View.