Material of the Week: Audubon’s Birds of America
Published: 1827-1838, London John James Audubon was an American naturalist and painter who, in the decade between 1927 and 1938, printed a series of folios depicting every bird species in America. The paintings are lifesize, requiring Elephant Folios (massive books) to fit the different birds. Printed in small sets per month, approximately 200 full editions … Material of the Week: Audubon’s Birds of America