Japanese wood block printing reached its zenith in the 1800's with the finest artists of the period producing elegant works of art. This wonderful aggregation of 40 ex Japanese birdie prints is art for the head and the spirit. Enjoy!
Misc - Birds of Paradise - Gould and Elliot 1.0 By Pixel Paradox
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The Birds of Paradise are the most lusciously coloured and elegant home of birds. They are natives of Papua New Guinea and the Aro Islands. This screensaver contains 48 images from two of the most magnificent books of ornithological art produced in the 19th century : Daniel Elliot's A Monograph of the Birds of Paradise (1873), and John Gould's Monograph of the Birds of Paradise (1891-1898). Elliot worked closely with famous animal artist Joseph Wolf who drew the illustrations in Elliot's reserve. Gould's faithful associate, artist Richard Sharpe, completed Gould's oeuvre on the Birds of Paradise after Gould died. The dazzling hand-colored lithographs of both books are unequaled, level by today's modern printing techniques. |
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