The Discovery of Birds illuminates the development of bird art and ornithology.
Drawing on Ushaw Library’s rich and varied natural history holdings, The Discovery of Birds illuminates the development of bird art and ornithology from the Renaissance to the nineteenth century.
The exhibition takes in the Enlightenment, exploration and discovery and includes the work of many of the leading naturalists and bird artists of the period.

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