A MEMOIR OF THOMAS BEWICK WRITTEN BY HIMSELF

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The 1862 posthumously published autobiography of the wood engraver who became one of the worlds greatest illustrators of nature.Synonymous with finely crafted wood engravings of the natural world Thomas Bewick (17531828) influenced book illustration well into the nineteenth century. Written between 1822 and 1828 Bewicks autobiography also containing illustrations for a proposed work on British fish was first published by his daughter Jane in 1862.Synonymous with finely crafted wood engravings of the natural world Thomas Bewick (17531828) influenced book illustration well into the nineteenth century. Written between 1822 and 1828 Bewicks autobiography also containing illustrations for a proposed work on British fish was first published by his daughter Jane in 1862.Synonymous with finely crafted wood engravings of the natural world Thomas Bewick (17531828) perfected an instantly recognisable style which was to influence book illustration well into the nineteenth century. Begun in November 1822 at the behest of his daughter Jane and completed in 1828 Bewicks autobiography was first published in 1862. The opening chapters recall vividly his early life on Tyneside his interest in the natural world his passion for drawing and his apprenticeship with engraver Ralph Beilby in Newcastle where he would learn his trade and then work in fruitful partnership for twenty years. Later passages in the work reveal Bewicks strongly held views on religion politics and nature. The work also features illustrations for a proposed work on British fish. Bewicks General History of Quadrupeds (1790) and History of British Birds (17971804) the works which secured his high reputation are also reissued in this series.Preface: Chapters 128: Final: Appendix.

Data Publikacji: 2014-03-20
Wymiary: 216 mm 140 mm 21 mm 480 gr