Title: The Birds of America
Author: John James Audubon
Publisher: Sterling
Year: 1947/2012
448 pages
Purchased on sale at Barnes and Noble for a ridiculously low price.
A beautiful book, created by taking apart original materials and digitally photographing them. I can see the difference compared to earlier books that include Audubon prints. The colors and lines are clear and the paper stock is pleasingly thick. Audubon's bird portraits not only represented a shift toward naturalistic depiction, but are in some cases lovely enough to make me tearful.
Ornithology nerds will enjoy comparing Audubon's Latin and common names to contemporary nomenclature.
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