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Ferdinand Bauer: The Nature of Discovery (Natural History Museum)

Ferdinand Bauer: The Nature of Discovery (Natural History Museum)
By D.J. Mabberley

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #511488 in Books
  • Published on: 1999-11-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 128 pages

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Many of the scientifically accurate and artistically beautiful illustrations of fauna and flora by Ferdinand Bauer have lain unseen in the Natural History Museum of London. Now these works of art are reproduced in this unique monograph of the artist'

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fascinating, informative, beautifully illustrated5
Combined with details of Bauer's background and training, details of how he brought many first-time illustrations of new plants and animals from several parts of the world is entirely absorbing. His circumnavigation of Australia in the "Investigator" with Flinders, his masterly drawing and colouring skills and prodigious output are justly still recorded in the Natural History Museum, Oxford University archives, and many European libraries. Happily, his work was finally recognised. This publication echoes Goethe's quotation in the book "We are enchanted at the sight of these leaves; nature is revealed, art concealed, great in its precision, gentle in its execution, decisive and satisfying in its appearance".