{"id":187,"date":"2018-04-24T18:46:29","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T18:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dlibwwwcit.services.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/?p=187"},"modified":"2026-05-01T15:52:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T19:52:12","slug":"material-of-the-week-audubons-birds-of-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/material-of-the-week-audubons-birds-of-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Material of the Week: Audubon&#8217;s Birds of America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Published: 1827-1838, London<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">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 of the originals exist, each printed with custom engraved plates and hand-painted by Audubon\u2019s wife.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Hay Library owns all four volumes of <a href=\"http:\/\/josiah.brown.edu\/search~S5?\/XAudubon%27s+Birds+of+America&amp;searchscope=5&amp;SORT=DZ\/XAudubon%27s+Birds+of+America&amp;searchscope=5&amp;SORT=DZ&amp;extended=0&amp;SUBKEY=Audubon%27s+Birds+of+America\/1%2C29%2C29%2CB\/frameset&amp;FF=XAudubon%27s+Birds+of+America&amp;searchscope=5&amp;SORT=DZ&amp;16%2C16%2C\">Audubon\u2019s Birds of America<\/a>, printed in six books, a remarkable collection given many collectors\u2019 tendencies to sell individual sheets for the high return.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"su_carousel_6a14f211262bf\" class=\"su-carousel su-carousel-centered su-carousel-pages-no su-carousel-responsive-yes\" style=\"width:100%\" data-autoplay=\"3000\" data-speed=\"600\" data-mousewheel=\"true\" data-items=\"4\" data-scroll=\"1\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slides\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/02\/bird-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A leaf of Audubon\u2019s Birds of America depicting various small birds\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/02\/bird-2.jpg\" alt=\"A leaf of Audubon\u2019s Birds of America depicting various small birds\" \/><span class=\"su-carousel-slide-title\">A leaf of Audubon\u2019s Birds of America depicting various small birds<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/02\/bird-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A leaf from Audubon\u2019s Birds of American depicting birds on a tree branch\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/02\/bird-1.jpg\" alt=\"A leaf from Audubon\u2019s Birds of American depicting birds on a tree branch\" \/><span class=\"su-carousel-slide-title\">A leaf from Audubon\u2019s Birds of American depicting birds on a tree branch<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/02\/elephant-folio.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"the elephant folio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/02\/elephant-folio.jpg\" alt=\"the elephant folio\" \/><span class=\"su-carousel-slide-title\">the elephant folio<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/02\/cover.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The title page of Audubon&#8217;s Birds of America\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/02\/cover.jpg\" alt=\"The title page of Audubon&#8217;s Birds of America\" \/><span class=\"su-carousel-slide-title\">The title page of Audubon&#8217;s Birds of America<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-nav\"><div class=\"su-carousel-direction\"><span class=\"su-carousel-prev\"><\/span><span class=\"su-carousel-next\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-pagination\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/02\/Audobon.2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-188\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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