Amazing rare things : the art of natural history in the age of discovery
2009
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This exploration of the natural world from the late 15th century to the early 18th century represents a period when European knowledge of the world was transformed by voyages of dicovery to the farthest reaches of Africa, Asia, America and beyond. Works by Leonardo da Vinci and other artists and collectors are included.
Main title:
Amazing rare things : the art of natural history in the age of discovery / David Attenborough ... [et al.].
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Imprint:
Carlsbad, Calif. : Kales ; New York : W. W. Norton [distributor], 2009.
Collation:
224 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Originally published to accompany exhibitions of watercolors from the Royal Collection, which took place at Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh and at Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace in 2007.Originally published: New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 2007.Published in association with the Royal Collection.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780979845628 (pbk)
Dewey class:
508.0222
Language:
English
BRN:
196874
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