Discover Phaidon's Exploring Range book that brings together over 300 stunning illustrations of birds and flowers from art and history. This hardback volume offers a comprehensive survey of nature's beauty across cultures.
Comprehensive and sumptuous surveys that celebrate the beauty and appeal of nature throughout art, history, and culture.
Bird: This visually stunning survey of birds, chronicling their scientific and popular appeal throughout the ages and around the world, showcases the remarkable diversity of species in the avian kingdom, from tiny hummingbirds to ostriches taller than humans, and icebound penguins to tropical macaws. This extraordinary book includes 300 stunning illustrations and artwork of all styles and reveals how artists, illustrators, ornithologists, and photographers - from ancient Egypt to the present - have captured the spirit, likeness, character, and symbolism of birds.
Flower: Take a journey across continents and cultures to discover the endless ways artists and image-makers have employed floral motifs throughout history. With 316 colour illustrations showcasing the diversity of blooms from all over the world, spanning a wide range of styles and media - from art, botanical illustrations, and sculptures to floral arrangements, film stills, and textiles. Flower offers a comprehensive introduction to the subject and includes both much-loved works together with examples that may prove more surprising discoveries, even for specialists.
