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Buffon: Oeuvres Complètes, Volume 17 Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux Tome 2

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Series: Buffon: Oeuvres Complètes Volume: 17
By: Georges-Louis Leclerc De Buffon(Author), Guéneau de Montbeillard(Author), Louis Jean-Marie Daubenton(Illustrator), Stéphane Schmitt(Editor), Cédric Crémière(Contributor)
992 pages, colour illustrations
Publisher: Honore Champion
Buffon: Oeuvres Complètes, Volume 17
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  • Buffon: Oeuvres Complètes, Volume 17 ISBN: 9782745356666 Hardback Jan 2022 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 2-3 weeks
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Language: French

The second volume of the Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, published in 1771, deals with pigeons and doves, barnyard species (including roosters and turkeys) and more generally all gallinaceans, although Buffon, faithful to his anti-Linnean principles, refuses to give these birds a generic name. A large part of the chapters is the work of his collaborator, Guéneau de Montbeillard, whose role, however, is not yet officially recognized. But Guéneau imitated the Buffon style so well that the public will believe they recognize in his evocation of the peacock one of the finest examples of the naturalist's style.

In addition to the quality of the descriptions and the richness of the illustrations, this volume offers new reflections, in particular, on hybridization and the origin of domestic forms, and several exotic species are described there for the first time.

Summary in French:
Le second volume de l’Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, paru en 1771, traite des pigeons et tourterelles, des espèces de basse-cour (dont le coq et la dinde) et plus généralement de l’ensemble des gallinacés, quoique Buffon, fidèle à ses principes anti-linnéens, refuse de donner à ces oiseaux un nom générique. Une grande partie des chapitres est l’ouvrage de son collaborateur, Guéneau de Montbeillard, dont le rôle, cependant, n’est pas encore reconnu officiellement. Mais Guéneau a si bien imité la manière buffonienne que le public croira reconnaître dans son évocation du paon un des plus beaux exemples du style du naturaliste.

Outre la qualité des descriptions et la richesse de l’illustration, ce volume offre de nouvelles réflexions, notamment, sur l’hybridation et l’origine des formes domestiques, et plusieurs espèces exotiques y sont décrites pour la première fois.

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Monograph
Series: Buffon: Oeuvres Complètes Volume: 17
By: Georges-Louis Leclerc De Buffon(Author), Guéneau de Montbeillard(Author), Louis Jean-Marie Daubenton(Illustrator), Stéphane Schmitt(Editor), Cédric Crémière(Contributor)
992 pages, colour illustrations
Publisher: Honore Champion
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