Christine E. Jackson is a writer who has researched extensively in bird art and illustration and the social and natural history of birds. She is the author of many books, including Bird Paintings: The Eighteenth Century (1994), Sarah Stone: Natural Curiosities from the New Worlds (1998), Dictionary of Bird Artists of the World (1999) and Sir William Jardine: A Life in Natural History (2001).
Part of Reaktion's compact and bijou (and lavishly illustrated) "Animal" series, Jackson's volume glides through the social and natural history of this most royal and untouchable of birds with maximum elegance and minimum fuss. Guardian The latest addition to Reaktion's excellent animal series ... Winging around the globe, Jackson explores the bird's remarkable associations, from Persia to Whistler. The Independent Christine Jackson's Peacock is a gem of a book that will delight bird lovers and art historians alike Archives of Natural History
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