Birds by Clark Winter Hardback

Product Information\n\nBirds by Clark Winter Hardback\n\nClick on the Image to Enlarge zoom_in\n\nDESCRIPTION\nConsisting of images photographed from the pages of antique ornithological volumes, this book is Clark Winter\uFFFDs tribute to the glorious world of exotic birds. In the eighteenth and nine- teenth centuries, explorers wandered the planet in search of the unknown, sometimes traveling for years with little commu- nication and guidance. Charles Darwin and his predecessors and contemporaries enjoyed a self-assured sense of purpose, though their actual knowledge during such journeys was often limited. When they returned home with specimens of hitherto unknown species of flora and fauna, all were astounded by such visual extravagance. Of birds in particular, their shapes, intricate color patterns and feathers were overwhelming\uFFFDalternatively described as divinely inspired or the result of evolution and the battle for survival: a debate that continues to this day. With its inm