Amazing Rare Things: The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery by Rea Alexandratos, Susan Owens, David Attenborough, Martin Clayton

Amazing Rare Things: The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery

Rea Alexandratos, Susan Owens, David Attenborough, Martin Clayton

223 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction art nature science adventurous informative medium-paced
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From the fifteenth century onwards, as European explorers sailed forth on grand voyages of discovery, their encounters with exotic plants and animals fanned intense scientific interest. Scholars began to examine nature with fresh eyes, and pioneer...

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