Description
| Product ID: | 9781910895399 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Wilson's Ornithology and Burds in Scots |
| Authors: | Author: Hamish MacDonald, Alexander Wilson |
| Page Count: | 70 |
| Subjects: | Nature in art, Animals & nature in art (still life, landscapes & seascapes, etc), Poetry by individual poets, Poetry by individual poets |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Alexander Wilson was the inspiration for the Last of the Mohicans. He travelled across North America, living wild, counting and painting birds for the first ever American Ornithology.His beautiful illustrations alongside new poems in Scots by Hamish MacDonald, look at the habits, habitats, and characteristics of birds. ‘The crossbill is a bonny birdAn she sings wi a guid Scots tongueJip-jip-jipA’ll gie ye gipGin ye meddle wi me nor ma young’As a result of his travels across the North American continent in the eighteenth century Alexander Wilson pioneered the science of ornithological writing and illustration, becoming an inspiration for most of the ornithological works which followed.This new book celebrates the artwork of Alexander Wilson by reproducing his illustrations alongside new poems in Scots by Hamish MacDonald, looking at the habits, habitats, and characteristics of birds. |
| Imprint Name: | Scotland Street Press |
| Publisher Name: | Scotland Street Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-02-24 |
