Wilson's Ornithology and Burds in Scots
Hamish Macdonald author Alexander Wilson illustrator Paul Walton editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Scotland Street Press
Published:24th Feb '20
Should be back in stock very soon
‘The crossbill is a bonny bird
An she sings wi a guid Scots tongue
Jip-jip-jip
A’ll gie ye gip
Gin ye meddle wi me nor ma young’
As a result of his travels across the North American continent in the eighteenth century Alexander Wilson pioneered the science of ornithological writing and illustration, becoming an inspiration for most of the ornithological works which followed.
This new book celebrates the artwork of Alexander Wilson by reproducing his illustrations alongside new poems in Scots by Hamish MacDonald, looking at the habits, habitats, and characteristics of birds.
- Winner of Scots Language Award 2019
ISBN: 9781910895399
Dimensions: 195mm x 130mm x 9mm
Weight: 152g
70 pages
2nd edition