About this title: The Royal Collection, held at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace and Holyroodhouse, has been shaped by royal taste over five hundred years. In "Amazing Rare Things", the collection's natural history artworks are supplemented by an introduction and commentary by David Attenborough. This exploration of the natural world from the late fifteenth century to the early eighteenth century represents a period when European knowledge of the world was transformed by voyages of discovery to the farthest reaches of Africa, Asia, America and beyond. Included are works by Leonardo da Vinci and other artists ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780300125474ISBN:030012547X
Description: Very Good. Slight shelf wear with slight scuffing to cover, corners and edges. GoodwillnyBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service. You may return new items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780300125474ISBN:030012547X
Description: Good. Standard used condition. May have light reading or storage wear. One of the blank pages in the front is torn at the corner. All orders processed within 2 business days. Ships from Foxboro MA. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Kales Pr
Date Published: 2009-09-29
ISBN-13:9780979845628ISBN:0979845629
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Kales Press
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780979845628ISBN:0979845629
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Edition: First Edition, second printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven / London
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780300125474ISBN:030012547X
Description: Near Fine in fine jacket. The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery. Very clean red boards with bright gold lettering on spine. Mere hint of wear at one lower spine corner. No bumping or fading. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean red endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 223 pgs. with index. Beautifully illustrated with drawings and photos, full color plates. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed ... read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: ROYAL COLLECTION ENTERPRISES LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781902163468ISBN:190216346X
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 224 pages. (224 pages) the art of natural history in the age of discovery. examines the relationsh1p between five masters of the art of natural history and the worlds they chose to portray, from leonardo's studies of plants and animals to cassiano dal pozzo's immense 'paper museum', and from the microcosm of an english garden to the new worlds of the americas. includes drawings by leonardo da vinci, cassiano dal pozzo, alexander marshall, maria sybilla merian and mark ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale Univ Pr
Date Published: 2007-10-28
ISBN-13:9780300125474ISBN:030012547X
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780300125474. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: KALES PRESS Country = UNITED STATES
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780979845628ISBN:0979845629
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 224 pages. The royal collection, held at windsor castle, buckingham palace and holyroodhouse, has been shaped by royal taste over five hundred years. this title introduces the collection's natural history artworks. it represents a period when european knowledge of the world was transformed by voyages of discovery to the farthest reaches of africa and asia. 160 full-colour drawings and watercolours (Paperback) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780300125474ISBN:030012547X
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780300125474ISBN:030012547X
Description: Good. Bumped corners clean pages good condition overall minor shelf wear tight spine All new inventory received to basement All orders guaranteed and ship within 24 hours. Your purchase supports More Than Words, a nonprofit job training program for youth, empowering youth to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780979845628ISBN:0979845629
Description: New. Filmmaker Attenborough provides an introductory survey of the artistic representation of plants and animals through human history, beginning with Leonardo da Vinci's drawings and continuing on through the mid-1700s. read more
"Glorious. This book explores the images from natural history records and looks at them as a form of art. I have always considered the incredible drawings of plants and animals from this era as art, and I was excited to see them examined this way by some of the masters in the field. The writing is straightforward but thorough. Though the sections are written by different people, there is an overall sense of being pulled into the world of discovery and allowed to spend some time marvelling there. I read read most of this book within a few hours of owning it, while sitting in a cafe enjoying a very large 'Edith Piaf'. I went home and finished it straight away. The illustrations are amazing and the text is unrivalled.
"This book is exquisite. It covers aspects of history I had never before even considered. It is bursting with information and, even better, gorgeous illustrations. The segments on the different artist/naturalists were all fascinating, but the chapter on Maria Sibylla Merian was my favorite. She pretty much rocked in a time when it was difficult for women to do so. And she draws a mean Australian cockroach."
"I loved this book. The illustrations were beautiful, and David Attenborough's introduction was especially good. I recommend _Amazing Rare Things_ wholeheartedly!"
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