Histoire Des Oiseaux: A History of Birds

Birds are fascinating: when they fly, they embody freedom. Their magnificent plumage displays nature’s amazingly wide range of colors. F. N. Martinet first made his hand-colorized lithographs to help identify and classify the various species. They were published in the works of the leading ornithologists of the eighteenth century. However, they have long since been acclaimed as works of art in their own right. What makes Martinet‘s illustrations so special is the passion for detail, the coloring…