English naturalist Mark Catesby (1683-1749) published a groundbreaking two-volume folio study of the flora and fauna of North America beginning in 1732. The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands features stunning hand-colored illustrations noteworthy both for their subject matter and for their technique. Eager to ensure accuracy of detail, Catesby learned engraving so that he could create plates from the sketches he had made from life and from specimens collected in his travels. These images document not only the various species of birds, fish, and wildlife Catesby encountered but, often, the plants or insects associated with them. On display are Penn's Rare Book & Manuscript Library's two editions: the first (1732-43) and the third (1771), along with full-color reproductions of approximately 40 of Catesby's bird plates.
Birds of Mark Catesby 2012 Calendar
Thirteen of Catesby's birds from the third edition of The Natural History (1771) are reproduced for this 2012 thirteen-month wall calendar. Each bird is identified with the name given to it by Catesby, followed by both the current common and Latin names. This calendar was produced in conjunction with the above exhibition. Digital photography for both the calendar and exhibition provided by the Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text & Image. The calendar is designed by Andrea Gottschalk.
Size: 12" x 12"
13 month wall calendar
$13.99 (10% online discount for Penn Card holders)
No longer available
HOMECOMING WEEKEND GALLERY HOP:
The Gallery Hop begins at the Arthur Ross Gallery and includes a stop at the Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, to view the exhibition "Variety of the feather'd Kind": The Birds of Mark Catesby. A director/curator will be at each exhibition site. The Hop concludes at the Institute of Contemporary Art with hors d'oeuvres and dessert.
Gallery Hop begins at the Arthur Ross Gallery
220 South 34th Street, in the Fisher Fine Arts Library
