Nature's Engraver: A Life of Thomas Bewick - Hardcover

Uglow, Jenny

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0571223745 ISBN 13: 9780571223749

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2006

Synopsis

At the end of the 18th-century Britain fell in love with nature. Thomas Bewick's History of British Birds marked the moment, the first 'field-guide' for ordinary people, illustrated by woodcuts of astonishing accuracy and beauty. But it was far more than that, for in the vivid vignettes scattered through the book Bewick drew the life of the country people of the North East - a world already vanishing under the threat of enclosures.

In this superbly illustrated short life, Jenny Uglow tells the story of the farmer's son from Tyneside who never courted fame yet influenced book illustration for a century to come. It is a story of violent change, radical politics, lost ways of life and the beauty of the wild - a journey into a past whose energy and power still haunt us today, and the beginning of our lasting obsession with the natural world.

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Review:

A fascinating story told in the riveting style one has come to
expect from Jenny Uglow. Hugely enjoyable! -- Alan Titchmarsh

Jenny Uglow's exceptional biography demonstrates (the) artistic
richness and social resonance, and restores their maker to his rightful
place. -- BBC History Magazine, October 2006

Uglow's biography is as poignant, shapely and incisive as Bewick's
woodcuts. -- Hilary Spurling, Observer, 17 September 2006

Book Description:

A beautifully illustrated biography of the man whose wildlife illustrations shaped the way we view the natural world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0571223745
• ISBN 13: 9780571223749
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480