Drawn from Paradise The Discovery, Art and Natural History of the Birds of Paradise

By Sir David Attenborough & Errol Fuller

From the moment they were introduced to the European mind in the early sixteenth century, the unique beauty of the Bird of Paradise was recognised and commemorated in the first name that they were given -- birds so beautiful must be birds from paradise.

David Attenborough and Errol Fuller trace the natural history of these enigmatic birds through their depiction in western works of art throughout the centuries, featuring beautiful illustrations by such luminary artists as Jacques Barraband, William Hart, John Gould, Rubens and Breughel, to name but a few.