Crowns
of Aves
1" x 1 1/8", 48 pages, 30 illustrations
A study of the headgear of Avian royalty. The birds come from the
beautiful portraits of the Bird's Peerage of Aves,
A Natural History of the Birds, W.
Derham & E. Albin. (3 vols. London, 1731-1738). The still,
beady-eved stare of these aristocrats make the immense pomposity of the
crowns faintly comic, but not more so than the Hapsburgs, I suppose.
Also available in an even more delightful miniature
here.
This product was added to our catalog February 14, 2017