num_pages: 672
description: Before Audubon there was Buffons Histoire naturelle gnrale et particulire originally published in thirty-six volumes between 1749 and 1778. All the Worlds Birds comprises selections from the original which explored all flora and fauna and features the beautiful full color illustrations by Franois-Nicolas Martinet. Now this seminal work appears in a handsome slipcased edition which marks the first publication of Buffons writings in one volume with Martinets beautiful yet scientifically precise engravings originally published separately. These wondrous eighteenth century depictions of birds are among the earliest scientific attempts to depict birds in all their detail and these plates are a milestone in the development of ornithological art. This monumental volume is perfect for any bird lover.
language: English
title: All the World's Birds: Buffon's Illustrated Natural History General and Particular of Birds
publisher: Rizzoli