Amazing Rare Things /anglais

About this book

In Amazing Rare Things Sir David Attenborough explores the history of natural history. With expert curators from the Royal Library he examines the contributions of four great artists and one pre-eminent collector to this era of extraordinary scientific advances. Beautifully illustrated with a selection of exquisite drawings and watercolours by Leonardo da Vinci Alexander Marshal Maria Sibylla Merian and Mark Catesby; and with works collected by Cassiano dal Pozzo this book examines the engagement between art and nature from Renaissance Italy to the New World of the Americas. This unique and fascinating book shines a light on the role of artists in our exploration of the natural world.