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OverviewBirds presents the rare and compelling drawings of influential naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon, the founder of the Museum of Natural History in Paris and a man who prefigured John James Audobon, John Gould, and Alexander Wilson as the founding father of ornithology. Only four sets of Buffon’s ambitious 36-volume illustrated opus survive to the present day, making this reproduction of his bird drawings from Histoire Naturelle, Generale et Particuliere an historical and invaluable endeavor. Collins Design’s Mini Archive series brings Buffon’s work to the public for the first time in this handsomely illustrated book and its accompanying DVD, delivering an invaluable resource for anyone passionate to embrace the beauty of the natural world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Georges-Louis Lecrec de BuffonPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint: Harper Design Dimensions: Width: 17.30cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 19.40cm Weight: 0.858kg ISBN: 9780062039569ISBN 10: 0062039563 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 30 August 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor Information"Georges-Louis Leclerc, Compte de Buffon (1707-88), was a highly educated and respected French naturalist. He was the author of Les Époques de la Nature (1778), Oeuvres Complètes de Buffon (1853-55), and the book Birds is based on the extraordinary 36 volume work Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, which was designed to explore nature""s three kingdoms, animal, mineral, and vegetable, and to serve as an encyclopedia of the world." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |