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Past Display
This rare and wonderful book was on display for a short time only and has now been returned to proper archival storage in the Mann Library Special Collections area. Click here to view a PowerPoint slide show of images from this book. Below are examples of illustrations and text from the book.
Many of the plates from this book are being added to the All About Birds web site a terrific place to learn more about birds, their plumage, nests and eggs. You can view more images from the book there, too.
Wood Thrush Plate II
from volume one of Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of Birds of Ohio.
Scientific names may not reflect current taxonomy as they are exact copies of text appearing in the book.
Work on this book began in 1877. In August 1879, Miss Genevieve Estelle Jones, the principal illustrator and conceptualist of the book, succumbed to typhoid fever. Illustrations were completed by Mrs. N.E. (Virginia) Jones, her mother, and Miss Eliza J. Schultz, a close friend and illustrator from project conception.
Hired to complete the arduous task of coloring the lithographs were Miss Josephine Kleppart, a well known artist at the time, Miss Kate Gephart and Miss Nellie D. Jacob, who colored eggs.
Illustrated completely by women, the text was completed by Dr. Howard Jones, Genevieve’s younger brother.
Robin Plate VIII
from The Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of Birds of Ohio by Genevieve Jones
Book Opening
On Wednesday July 12, 2006 from 2 P.M. to 4 P.M. at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Adelson Library staff and the Lab of Ornithology staff celebrated the opening of the display.
This rare and wonderful book was on display for a short time only during 2007. Pages were turned regularly to avoid light degradation. Click here to view a PowerPoint slide show of images from this book. If you wish to view this rare and wonderful book for scholarly purposes, please contact the Mann Library Special Collections area.
For more information about the book or the the display, please contact us: Adelson_Lib@Cornell.edu or (607) 254-2165.
