The Book Of The Bird: Birds In Art

Author: Angus Hyland

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  • : $29.99 AUD
  • : 9781780677507
  • : Hachette UK
  • : Hachette UK
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  • : March 2016
  • : 21.30 cmmm X 16.20 cmmm X 2.20 cmmm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 29.99
  • : February 2016
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  • : Angus Hyland
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  • : Paperback
  • : 416
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  • : English
  • : 704.94328
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Barcode 9781780677507
9781780677507

Description

The Book of the Bird celebrates the bird in art with an elegant, international collection of paintings, illustrations, and photographs, featuring all kinds of birds from the smallest tits and wrens to colourful exotics.


 


Interspersed though the illustrations are short texts giving background to the pictures and information on bird species. This is the perfect gift for all bird lovers.

Author description

Angus Hyland is a graduate of the Royal College of Art and a partner at Pentagram Design London. In 2001 he was the co-curator with Roanne Bell of 'Picture This', a British Council exhibition featuring the work of London illustrators. His work for Laurence King includes (with Roanne Bell) Hand to Eye (2003), The Picture Book (2010), (with Steven Bateman) Symbol (2011), and The Purple Book (2013).