The Complete Illustrated Thorburn's Birds

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The Complete Illustrated
BIRDS
Archibald Thorbum
ThorburN'S beautifully illustrated books first began to appear in March 1915, and as each of the original four volumes was pubUshed, so a new edition of the previous volume was being prepared. By February 1918 a total of ten editions had appeared, and the books had become established as classics of wild life illustration. Thorburn was not only a masterly illustrator, but also a Fellow of the Zoological Society, and his attention to the detail of colour and plumage resulted in a work which was both a delight to look at and an accurate and illuminating reference as well.
Now presented here in one complete volume, compiled from the final editions of each of the four originals, there are over 400 species depicted. These are arranged, as Thorbum himself says in his preface to the work, so as 'to represent as many species as possible of the ¦ same family, on the same plate, and drawn to the same scale'. This not only gives the... Tovább

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The Complete Illustrated
BIRDS
Archibald Thorbum
ThorburN'S beautifully illustrated books first began to appear in March 1915, and as each of the original four volumes was pubUshed, so a new edition of the previous volume was being prepared. By February 1918 a total of ten editions had appeared, and the books had become established as classics of wild life illustration. Thorburn was not only a masterly illustrator, but also a Fellow of the Zoological Society, and his attention to the detail of colour and plumage resulted in a work which was both a delight to look at and an accurate and illuminating reference as well.
Now presented here in one complete volume, compiled from the final editions of each of the four originals, there are over 400 species depicted. These are arranged, as Thorbum himself says in his preface to the work, so as 'to represent as many species as possible of the ¦ same family, on the same plate, and drawn to the same scale'. This not only gives the plates great richness and variety, but also 'gives the reader an opportunity of comparing the various proportions and divergence of colour in closely related birds'.
The birds are almost all drawn directiy from life, die result of many years of study and observation, and Thorburn provides his own descriptive text throughout. He also gives notes of the distribution, nests, eggs, food, song and habits, backing up all his own knowledge, as he modestiy admits, with the best of the authoritative works of the time, including Yarrell, Macgillivray, Lilford, Dresser, Saunders, Seebohm and many others. The final editions of the books enabled him to include 'some rare warblers' and various newcomers and rarities, and there are 82 large full-colour plates in all. The contents pages, as well as listing all die varieties plate by plate, give both the common and Latin names, and the descriptive text of each bird is headed by its Order, Family and Subfamily.
This is a classic work for every lover of bird life, and for anyone who admires and appreciates superb illustration. Vissza