Description
Book SynopsisAn enhanced facsimile of Jones's Icones, one of the most scientifically important and visually stunning works on butterflies and moths ever created.
Trade Review'Science and art combine in an exquisite history as relevant today as it was more than two centuries ago. A book of considerable scientific value and artistic beauty. As a modern research source – at a time when habitat destruction and a changing climate are a reality and decline of butterflies globally is alarming – it is invaluable' - John Tennent, The Art Newspaper
'The sheer intellectual as well as physical effort of gathering together a body of knowledge such as Icones cannot be underestimated, and nor can its collaborative nature' - The Herald
'The Icones are not only extraordinarily beautiful paintings, but they present an important record of a pre-industrial butterfly world. Several of the illustrated species are extinct or locally extinct. It is wonderful that they have finally been published. Combined with the notes from experts, this book forms, in the words of the publishers, 'an exquisite work of natural history from the Age of Enlightenment'. I couldn’t agree more' - Antenna
'Any enthusiast that is interested in world Lepidoptera (butterflies in particular) and its historical backdrop will absolutely love Iconotypes and, as such, this new work is highly recommended' - Peter Eeles, Dispar
'Beautifully produced' - Country Life
'This wonderful book is a veritable tour-de-force (as well as being a labour of love). It is a marvellous blend of Aurelian history, taxonomy, art, biogeography, and thoughtful articles and anecdotes about the eccentric characters who have contributed to lepidopterology over the last three centuries. It is packed with stories and illustrations which will excite all lovers of Lepidoptera' - Metamorphosis
'An exquisite specimen … a brilliant specimen of collaborative publishing' - The Tablet, Books of the Year
'WOW! The scholarship and totality of this new book are as complete as I can want and could easily be a template for anyone writing a schol¬arly as well as beautiful book. This is the best book I ever reviewed' - Eric H. Metzler, National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian)
'Now all can appreciate the paintings in this beautifully illustrated work. With historical butterfly facts and supporting interpretation it is more than just an enhanced facsimile as the title-page too modestly asserts' - Archives of Natural History
Table of ContentsForeword by
Professor Paul Smith, Director of Oxford University Museum of Natural History Introduction:
William Jones & the Birth of the Icones by Richard I .Vane-Wright Icones Volume I:
Papiliones Equites: Troes & Achivi Map—Distribution of iconotype species in Europe
Article—The early study of Lepidoptera by Alberto Zilli
Icones Volume II:
Papiliones Heliconii Map—Distribution of iconotype species in North & Central America
Icones Volume III:
Papiliones Danai: Candidi & Festivi Map—Distribution of iconotype species in South America
Article—A flourishing of lepidopterological activity by Alberto Zilli
Icones Volume IV:
Papiliones Nymphales: Gemmati & Phalerati Map—Distribution of iconotype species in Asia
Article—Collecting Lepidoptera in the 18th & 19th centuries by Arlene Leis
Icones Volume V:
Papiliones Nymphales Map—Distribution of iconotype species in Africa
Article—The art of painting butterflies by Stefanie Jovanovic-Kruspel
Icones Volume VI:
Papiliones Plebeji Map—Distribution of iconotype species in Australasia
Article—The decline of Lepidoptera around the globe by Francisco Sánchez-Bayo
Icones Volume VII:
Papiliones Conclusion:
The Legacy of William Jones by Richard I. Vane-Wright Full listing of Jones’s iconotypes
Bibliography
Sources of illustrations
Index to the butterflies
Index to the articles
Acknowledgments
