Illustrations of the family of Psittacidae, or parrots : London, 1832

Edward Lear's album of parrots contains the finest illustrations of the family ever produced. Lear (1812-88) turned his hand to many things in the course of his artistic and literary lifelandscape painting, nonsense verse, and the illustration of birds and reptiles. His work as a natural history draftsman lasted little more than the first decade of his career, until his eyesight became too weak for the detail of feathers and scales. The Psittacidae is Edward Lear's most remarkable achievement: he conveyed with telling sympathy the carriage of a bird, the grasp of the claws, the tilt of the head, its grave, curious, or quizzical expression. The book, first issued in parts, was drawn, lithographed, and published on a shoestring by Lear himself in a tiny edition. Commentary by Robert McCracken Peck. Digitized Facsimile Of The London Edition Published In 1832, From A Copy In The Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Philadelphia. Text Of Commentary Is Searchable. Commentaries / Robert Mccracken Peck -- Binding And Contents -- Provenance -- Book Images : Illustrations Of The Family Of Psittacidae, Or Parrots -- The Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Philadelphia -- Octavo -- About This Edition. Edward Lear ; [commentary By Robert Mccracken Peck]. Title From Opening Screen. Includes Bibliographical References (commentary, P. 16). Cd-rom. System Requirements: Windows, Mac Os, Linux, Or Unix Operating System; Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 3.0 Or Higher (ver. 5.0 Recommended). 1 Continuous Pdf File. Visual and audio examination of Edward Lear's most remarkable achievement, his album of illustrations of parrots