XL-THE PARROTS - Couverture souple

Lear, Edward; Solinas, Francesco; Willmann, Sophia; Willmann, Rainer

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3822852740 ISBN 13 : 9783822852743

Editeur : Taschen, 2009

Synopsis

Bought for large sums of money from travellers and merchants, parrots were the object of much fascination to 19th century European aristocracy for their colorful liveries and most of all for their ability to speak, sing, and imitate the human voice. Completed in 1832 when he was just 20, Edward Lears set of 42 hand-colored lithographs entitled Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots comprise one of the first collections entirely dedicated to parrots in the history of scientific illustration; they include different African, Australian, and American species bred by the collections subscribers, amongst whom were the artists patrons Sir William Jardine and Prideaux John Selby. The young and prodigiously talented Lear (1812-1888) made his drawings from live parrots, the collection was reproduced in only 175 precious sets With a brief zoological introduction and written portraits of each bird, TASCHEN reprint brings Lears parrots back to life for all to admire.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Born and raised in Rome and educated at the University of Pisa in Art History and History of Art Criticism, Francesco Solinas is Maitre de Conferences at the College de France (Paris). Specialist in the art of documentation, and in the history of collecting, his books, catalogs and numerous essays on Cassiano dal Pozzo and XVIIth century Roman art and culture are well known. He is also notable for his works on Italian princely and aristocratic collections, such as the Medici, the Barberini, the Frescobaldi, and the Theodoli, as well as his studies on European still-life. Sophia Willmann studied biology Gottingen. In 2007 she took part in whale research at the Port Elizabeth Museum in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. In addition to numerous publications on marine biology, she is also author of children books.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Taschen
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3822852740
• ISBN 13: 9783822852743
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Coordonnées du fabricant: TASCHEN GmbH; contact@taschen.com; ; Hohenzollernring 53. D; K�ln; 50672; Allemagne