Double Elephant Folio Pictured

Audubon wanted to show the birds at life size so he selected to use double elephant size paper approximately 26 14 x 39 12 inches the largest sheets available then. Full original hand-color by R.

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His paintings of the birds resulted in the publication of the Birds of America a set of four volumes consisting of 435 hand-colored copper plate engravings the Havell edition of the birds in their full size on double elephant folio paper about 39 12x 26 12.

Double elephant folio pictured. Our treasured copy of John James Audubons famous book Birds of America published in 1858 is called a Double Elephant Folio. These images were published as hand-colored engravings with aquatint and etching by Robert Havell Jr in England. Amherst Massachusetts 2006 Hart-Davis.

It was printed on double elephant. 1022018 The newly printed Baby Elephant Folio presents all 435 of Audubons hand-colored engravings in exquisite reproductions derived from the original plates of the National Audubon Societys archival copy of the rare Double Elephant Folio. Audubon and his family continue to work producing a small copy of the Double-Elephant Folio created with the use of a technical device called the camera lucida.

John James Audubon known both for his romantic life and his superb prints is the most famous of all American natural history artists. From his earliest conception of The Birds of America Audubon intended that each bird would appear life-sized and in some cases alongside plants wildlife including other birds and other environmental elements. A series of terms is commonly used by libraries and publishers for the general sizes of modern books ranging from folio the largest to quarto smaller and octavo still smaller.

Today octavo and quarto are the most common book sizes but many books are produced in larger and smaller sizes as well. T he original edition of the Birds of America is known as the Double Elephant folio. Other terms for book size have developed an elephant folio being up to 23 inches tall an atlas folio 25 inches and a double elephant folio 50 inches tall.

In summary it provides a detailed description of each of the 435 plates in the double-elephant folio as well as their original paintings and includes image dimensions geographical distribution of each bird pictured and a history of the discovery of the species in addition to identification of all the plants and animals in the engravings. The Story of Audubons Birds of America. Revised edition with update by Susanne N.

New York 1999 Low Susanne N. College colored completed containing copy dated Department drawings early Edinburgh edition England engraver entry exhibition final five folio four George Havell Henry hope Houghton BMS House Ibid included indicates Institution James. 3182021 Double elephant folio.

Learn more about the history and provenance of the Audubon Museums set of Birds of America Double Elephant Folios. The Double Elephant Folio. 11142019 The Double Elephant Folio.

Audubon had to draw the great blue heron for. This edition is commonly known as the Double Elephant Folio due to the size of the paper chosen for the publication. For his pioneering travel around the United States in search of new subjects in.

The Double Elephant Folio August 18 2017. 12152017 But as big as the double-elephant folio pages were they still werent big enough for some birds. Aquatints by Robert Havell.

This the first book purchased by the University was bought in 1839 for 970 equivalent to 90000 in 2019 at the time an amazing sum. Very good condition except as noted. In summary it provides a detailed description of each of the 435 plates in the double-elephant folio as well as their original paintings and includes image dimensions geographical distribution of each bird pictured and a history of the discovery of the species in addition to identification of all the plants and animals in the engravings.

Americas Greatest Naturalist and the Making of The Birds of America. In his monumental masterpiece viz the Double Elephant Folio Edition of the Birds of America published during 1827-1838 the naturalist John James Audubon published 435 drawings of the birds he drew from his observations in Nature. FREE shipping on qualifying offers.

Called the Royal Octavo Edition and more affordable to Americans at 100US these hand-colored lithographs were first published from 1840-1844. A full 8-volume double-elephant folio version is on public display in the Audubon Room at the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. The largest size of paper available at the time.

The Double Elephant Folio. The Double Elephant Folio. They without doubt are the stars of this show yet as is always the case in memorable theatrical.

No Elephants in Sight When was the last time you tried to lift a 60 pound-book the size of a small table. The Double Elephant Folio. Self-published between 1826 and 1838 the serial consumed 14 years of Audubons life and contained hand-coloured plates illustrating more than 700 species of birds on the North American continent.

The Story of Audubons Birds of America Waldemar H. Historically these terms referred to the format of the book a technical term. A sheet of paper in double elephant size would have measured 26 14 x 39 12 imperial inches.

The size of a book is generally measured by the height against the width of a leaf or sometimes the height and width of its cover. These dimensions would include the irregular deckled edge of the natural sheet of paper. Double Elephant dimensions 26 14 x 39 12 inches 667 x 1003 mm Audubons Birds of America engravings produced by Robert Havell were of double elephant size.

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