SubjectBirds of Paradise: Nature, Art & History
Stunningly illustrated, comprehensive work
Hardcover | 2010 | #187121 | ISBN-13: 9780646532981
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£66.00
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Foreword + Prologue + Introduction
Part I: BIRDS OF PARADISE AND THEIR NATURE
* Origins and features
* Ecology
* Courtship, mate choice and breeding
PART II: BIRDS OF PARADISE AND PEOPLE
* Traditional New Guinea culture
* The plume trade
* Collectors for museums
* Aviculture and ornithology
* Birds named after people
PART III : BIRDS OF PARADISE IN ART AND CULTURE
* Early art
* Recent art
* Contemporary artefacts
PART IV: THE BIRD OF PARADISE FAMILY
* The bird of paradise species
Appendices
Index
Part I: BIRDS OF PARADISE AND THEIR NATURE
* Origins and features
* Ecology
* Courtship, mate choice and breeding
PART II: BIRDS OF PARADISE AND PEOPLE
* Traditional New Guinea culture
* The plume trade
* Collectors for museums
* Aviculture and ornithology
* Birds named after people
PART III : BIRDS OF PARADISE IN ART AND CULTURE
* Early art
* Recent art
* Contemporary artefacts
PART IV: THE BIRD OF PARADISE FAMILY
* The bird of paradise species
Appendices
Index
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