Animals: The Book of the British Library Exhibition

This comprehensive collection showcases the finest and most peculiar animal representations in art, literature, print, and wildlife sound recordings, with 80 detailed case studies and illustrations. It explores the significance of technology and data in understanding humanity's impact on fauna.

Format: Hardback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 21 April 2023
Publisher: British Library Publishing

This extensive compilation encompasses a diverse range of artistic representations, including artworks, manuscripts, printed works, and wildlife sound recordings, showcasing the most remarkable and peculiar animal depictions ever recorded. Eighty detailed case studies feature celebrated masterpieces such as John James Audubon's The Birds of America, Matthew Pariss Liber additamentorum, Maria Sibylla Merian's Metamorphosis (1705), Mark Catesby's The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands, as well as letters from Charles Darwin, the Baburnama, translated by Mīrzā 'Abd al-Rahīm Khān, Japanese printed works by Hirase Yoichirō (1914–1915), Arabic hippiatric texts, and the work of contemporary artists including Levon Biss and Jethro Buck. Accompanied by rich, newly photographed illustrations, these works come alive, while interactive QR technology enables readers to listen to recordings of the sound exhibits as they delve into the text. Expertly edited, this powerful collection of objects serves as a thought-provoking exploration of the growing significance of technology and data in our understanding of humanity's impact on the world's fauna.

Weight: 1520g
Dimension: 214 x 271 x 36 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780712354332