Name: The Butterflies of North America: Titian Peale's Lost Manuscript
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The American artist and naturalist Titian Ramsay Peale II (1799–1885) had a passion for butterflies, and throughout his long life he wrote and illustrated an ambitious and comprehensive manuscript. The book, along with a companion volume on caterpillars, was never published, and it resides today in the Rare Book Collection of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Now Peale’s color plates, lovingly prepared for the printer by the artist more than 100 years ago, will be published for the first time in this beautiful volume. At last, Peale’s life work, equivalent in scope and beauty to Audubon’s Birds of North America, will be available to a wide audience. The book includes a foreword by Ellen V. Futter and text by Kenneth Haltman and David A. Grimaldi that describes the art and science Peale brought to his extraordinary work.

Also see: The Butterflies of Titian Ramsay Peale Notecards (978-1-4197-1806-9), The Butterflies of Titian Ramsay Peale Journal (978-1-4197-1805-2), and The Butterflies of Titian Ramsay Peale 2016 Wall Calendar (978-1-4197-1754-3)

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“Titian Peale’s lost illustrations are finally seeing the light of day after a metamorphosis lasting nearly 200 years.” (The New York Times)

About the Author

Kenneth Haltman is H. Russell Pitman Professor of Art History at the University of Oklahoma.

David A. Grimaldi is Curator at the American Museum of Natural History and the author of Evolution of the Insects.

Ellen V. Futter is President of The American Museum of Natural History.

The American Museum of Natural History in New York is one of the world’s preeminent scientific, educational, and cultural institutions.

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PartNumber	illustrations	Author	American Museum of Natural History
Illustrator	Peale, Titian Ramsay	Preface	Grimaldi, David A.
Introduction	Haltman, Kenneth	Brand	ABRAMS UK
Manufacturer	Abrams	NumberOfItems	1
ReleaseDate	2015-09-01T00:00:01Z	Item Weight	3.11 Pounds
ItemDimensions	8.50 x 1.25 x 11.00Inches	binding	Hardcover
Amazon Category	Books » Arts & Photography » Individual Artists	Amazon Category	Books » Arts & Photography » Art History & Criticism » Art History by Theme » Plant & Animal Art
Amazon Category	Books » Science & Math » Biological Sciences » Biology of Animals » Biology of Butterflies	ISBN	1419717847
ISBN	9781419717840	UPC	884372513630
EAN	9781419717840	EAN	0884372513630

Weight	3.11 lbs

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