Nature's Engraver

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

Av Jenny Uglow

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Thomas Bewick's (1753-1828) "History of British Birds" was the first field guide of its kind for ordinary people, illustrated with woodcuts of astonishing accuracy and beauty. In "Nature's Engraver", Jenny Uglow tells the story of Bewick - the farmer's son from Tyneside who became one of Britain's greatest and most popular engravers. 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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2009-05-15
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor480
FörlagThe University of Chicago Press
ISBN9780226823911

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"Uglow's clear prose sparkles like Bewick's River Tyne." - Los Angeles Times "This is a lovely book, not just in the quality and sympathy of the writing but in the care of its design and illustration. Uglow has turned a rich but undramatic life into a vignette as full of interest and details as one of Bewick's own woodcuts." - Sunday Telegraph "A splendid biography. But it becomes an endearing one by the scattered presence of so many of Bewick's woodcuts." - Washington Post "Another triumph for England's most innovative biographer, and a marvelous treat for fans of Bewick's beguiling work." - Kirkus Reviews "A refined and engaging biography, as beautifully wrought, in its way, as Bewick's woodcuts." - New York Times"