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The Illustrators and Their Books, 1655-1855
Paperbound reprint of the 1985 Cornell cloth edition. Surveys bird- book publishing in Britain from just before 1660, when metal-plate printing was in...
Some Artists in Early Lithography
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In this second volume of a five-part series Christine Jackson illustrates works by major artists of the period, including Pieter Casteels, Marmaduke C...
A Gentleman Naturalist
The Northumbrian landowner and gifted artist, Prideaux John Selby (1788-1867), was one of the foremost ornithologists of the 19th century. His reputat...
Natural Curiosities from the New Worlds
"From about 1777 the talented watercolourist Sarah Stone (ca.1760-1844) was employed by the entrepreneur Sir Ashton Lever to record the contents of hi...
"Fishes in Art examines the diverse ways fishes have been presented by artists and what these images tell us about the catching, storage, preparation ...
John Gould's Invaluable Secretary
Chesshie teaches children of all ages that the secret to leading a joyful life begins with an attitude of gratitude. This adorable book is a perfect g...
Some artists painted large canvases filled with birds for an imaginary earthly paradise, while others made detailed studies of a single species. Many ...
One section is devoted to Takaful (basically Islamic insurance) and Re-Takaful. Finally the book covers such exciting and important areas in Islamic b...