Drawn From Paradise : The Discovery, Art and Natural History of the Birds of Paradise

Drawn from Paradise is David Attenborough’s journey by way of the cultural historical past of the birds of paradise, one of the vital beautiful and lavish, vibrant and intriguing households of birds.

From the second they had been launched to the European thoughts within the early sixteenth century, their distinctive magnificence was recognised and commemorated within the first title that they got – birds so lovely have to be birds from paradise.

On this distinctive exploration of a very awe-inspiring household of birds which to at the present time continues to be shrouded in thriller, David Attenborough and Errol Fuller hint the pure historical past of those enigmatic birds by way of their depiction in western artistic endeavors all through the centuries, that includes lovely illustrations by such luminary artists as Jacques Barraband, William Hart, John Gould, Rubens and Breughel, to call however a number of. Skilled ornithologists and basic nature and artwork lovers alike will delight on this journey of discovery of the world’s most lovely and mysterious birds.