Nature's Engraver: A Life of Thomas Bewick
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- Synopsis
- A beautifully illustrated biography of Thomas Bewick (1753-1828),the man whose art helped shape the way we view the natural worldAt the end of the eighteenth century, Britain, and much of the Western world, fell in love with nature. Thomas Bewick's History of British Birds marked the moment, the first "field guide" for ordinary people, illustrated with woodcuts of astonishing accuracy and beauty. But his work was far more than a mere guide, for in the vivid vignettes scattered through the book, Bewick captured the vanishing world of rural English life. In this superb biography, Jenny Uglow tells the story of the farmer's son from Tyneside who influenced book illustration for a century to come. It is a story of violent change, radical politics, lost ways of life, and the beauty of the wild -- a journey to the beginning of our lasting obsession with the natural world.
- Copyright:
- 1791
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781429998192
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780374112363
- Publisher:
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Date of Addition:
- 03/14/25
- Copyrighted By:
- prints on Bewickâs account and by March
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Biographies and Memoirs, Outdoors and Nature
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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