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Audubon’s species: Bird art, in all its glory - International Herald Tribune “Four new books illuminate the confluence of science, art and ornithology, which flowered perhaps most brilliantly in Audubon’s day, although it had ancient roots. The art of depicting birds emerged in the cave culture of Paleolithic times. The first drawing of a bird (that we know about) was of an owl, found on the wall of a cave in Vallon-Pont-d’Arc, France, in 1994. ” more

Audubon’s species: Bird art, in all its glory - International Herald Tribune

“Four new books illuminate the confluence of science, art and ornithology, which flowered perhaps most brilliantly in Audubon’s day, although it had ancient roots. The art of depicting birds emerged in the cave culture of Paleolithic times. The first drawing of a bird (that we know about) was of an owl, found on the wall of a cave in Vallon-Pont-d’Arc, France, in 1994. ” more