Description
Allen and Unwin, Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, colour and black and white illustrations.
$25.00
Artist/Author : Burke, Janine.
Stock ID : 13920
Janine Burke, art historian, author, amateur naturalist and nature lover, has spent many years observing birds. This book is the story of her passion, a personal, wide-ranging and intimate book that will appeal to all those who love nature, literature and art. She takes the view that nests are a form of art created by nature, exquisite, painstakingly constructed creations that are decorated, or woven through with feathers, or studded with objects of a particular colour or sheen. This book reveals both the art and mystery found in nature and celebrates them with lyricism, insight and great affection. Also available in hardcover [stock id 34060].
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