A general history of quadrupeds: the figures engraved on wood
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1. Verfasser: Bewick, Thomas (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago University of Chicago Press ©2009
Ausgabe:University of Chicago Press ed
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Beschreibung:"With the exception of a new title page and a new forward ... this volume is a facsimile edition of volume 3 of the 1885 Memorial Edition of the works of Thomas Bewick"--Title page verso
Of the Third Volume; Horse; The Arabian Horse; The Race Horse; The Hunter; The Old English Road Horse; The Black Horse; The Common Cart Horse; The Improved Cart Horse; The Mule; The Ass; The Zebra; Ruminating Animals; The Ox Kind; The Holstein, or Dutch Breed; The Improved Holstein, or Dutch Breed; The Long-Horned, or Lancashire Breed; The Lancashire Ox; The Kyloe Ox; Wild Cattle; The Urus, or Wild Bull; The Bison; The Zebu; The Grunting Ox; The Buffalo; The Musk-Bull; The Sheep; The Black-Faced, or Heath Ram; Heath Ram of the Improved Breed; The Cheviot Ram
In the late eighteenth century, the British took greater interest than ever before in observing and recording all aspects of the natural world. Travelers and colonists returning from far-flung lands provided dazzling accounts of such exotic creatures as elephants, baboons, and kangaroos. The engraver Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) harnessed this newfound interest by assembling the most comprehensive illustrated guide to nature of his day. A General History of Quadrupeds, first published in 1790, showcases Bewick's groundbreaking engraving techniques that allowed text and images to be published on th
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ISBN:0226044858
9780226044859

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