Bird: Exploring The Winged World

Delve into the wonder of all things ornithological with Bird: Exploring the Winged World. With an introduction by author and ornithologist Katrina van Grouw, this compendium of avian-focused artworks spans centuries of global visual culture. Floating through its pages are Egyptian tomb decorations, hyperrealistic photographs and favorites like Ernst Haeckel’s colorful nature studies and Joseph Cornell’s dioramas, just to name a few! A must for any birder or nature enthusiast, Bird: Exploring the Winged World is a celebration of humankind’s infatuation with birds that will ignite your creativity and send your spirit soaring.

 

•10.25″W x 1.5″D x 11.75″H

•introduction by Katrina van Grouw

•compiled by Phaidon editors

•hardcover

•352 pages