{"product_id":"iconotypes-a-compendium-of-butterflies-and-moths-jones-icones-complete-9780520386501","title":"Iconotypes: A Compendium of Butterflies and Moths, Jones' Icones Complete","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Gloriously accessible. . . . A book as lovely as the creatures it depicts. There's much here for specialists (lepidopterists; art historians) but lay readers too can savor an astonishingly beautiful 'pre-industrial butterfly world.'\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first publication of Jones's \u003ci\u003eIcones\u003c\/i\u003e, a strikingly beautiful and significant achievement in natural history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e William Jones's\u003ci\u003e Icones\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most scientifically important and visually stunning works on butterflies and moths ever created. \u003ci\u003eIcones\u003c\/i\u003e contains finely delineated paintings of more than 760 species of \u003ci\u003eLepidoptera\u003c\/i\u003e, many of which it described for the first time, marking a critical moment in the study of natural history. Yet until now, it has never been published--the only existing manuscript copy is housed in the archives of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. With \u003ci\u003eIconotypes\u003c\/i\u003e, Jones's work is published for the first time, accompanied by expert commentary and contextual essays, and featuring annotated maps showing where each specimen was discovered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Between the early 1780s and 1810, Jones, a wine merchant, painted in painstaking detail hundreds of species of \u003ci\u003eLepidoptera\u003c\/i\u003e, drawing from his own collection and the collections of prominent amateur naturalists. For every specimen, Jones included the known species name, the collection, and the geographical location in which it was found. In this enhanced facsimile, Jones's historical references are clarified and modern taxonomic names are provided together with notes on which paintings serve as iconotypes. Contextual commentary by specialist entomologist Richard I. Vane-Wright gives an account of Jones's life, his motivation for collecting butterflies and creating the \u003ci\u003eIcones\u003c\/i\u003e, and evaluates the significance of Jones's work. This lavish volume intersperses contemporary maps showing the locations of each specimen, expert essays on the study of lepidoptery since Ancient Egyptian times, the development of taxonomy after Linnaeus, the roles of collectors and natural history artists during the late 1700s to mid-1800s, and the steep decline of butterflies and moths over the last fifty years. \u003ci\u003eIconotypes\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful collector's object for fans of natural history and illustrations of butterflies and moths, as well as artists, designers, and bibliophiles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOxford University Museum of Natural History\u003c\/b\u003e holds an internationally significant collection of natural history specimens and archives. It is home to a lively program of research, teaching, and events focused on the sciences of the natural environment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard I. Vane-Wright \u003c\/b\u003eis an entomologist and taxonomist who has been associated with London's Natural History Museum for nearly sixty years. A specialist on butterflies, he retired from the museum in 2004 as Keeper of the Department of Entomology. He is the author of three books, most recently \u003ci\u003eButterflies: A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Behavior, \u003c\/i\u003e and he is involved with biodiversity conservation and local entomological projects. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725630116114,"sku":"9780520386501","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_645062ad-b90c-4c64-a010-638cafe3d57e.jpg?v=1734836891","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/iconotypes-a-compendium-of-butterflies-and-moths-jones-icones-complete-9780520386501","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}