{"product_id":"butterfly","title":"Butterfly: Exploring the World of Lepidoptera","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn expansive and awe-inspiring visual survey celebrating the stunning beauty of butterflies and moths across art, history, science, and culture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eButterflies have enchanted people for thousands of years, capturing human imagination for so long that they are deeply entwined in our culture and history.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eButterfly: Exploring the World of Lepidoptera\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edelves into this enduring love for butterflies, moths, and caterpillars, taking readers on a journey across continents and cultures to discover the endless ways artists and image-makers throughout history, from ancient Egypt over 4,000 years ago to the present day, have been inspired by these ethereal insects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing more than 250 entries, each represented with a gorgeous large-scale image, this expansive visual survey spans a wide range of styles and media, including paintings, botanical illustrations, sculptures, nature photography, children’s books, textiles, and jewelry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCleverly paired to highlight thought-provoking contrasts and similarities between them, regardless of the time period, the images showcase butterflies and moths – from the blue morpho and monarch to the death’s-head hawkmoth – in all stages of their life cycles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vibrant colors in Eric Carle’s childhood classic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Very Hungry Caterpillar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecomplement the playfulness of a butterfly-filled collage by British Pop Artist Peter Blake, while the shape of the goddess Obsidian Butterfly, carved into stone in fourteenth-century Mexico, matches perfectly that of a falling moth, captured in a beautiful black and white photograph by Japanese artist Chuji Yasui.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e290mm x 250mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e312\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isbn\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e9781838669379\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Phaidon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45584381575339,"sku":"9781838669379","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/9449\/6093\/files\/81h9PFu6K5L._SL1500.jpg?v=1776015764","url":"https:\/\/icastore.org\/products\/butterfly","provider":"ICA Retail Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}