(Band 8): Achtes Hundert
This is a German natural history volume of hand-coloured bird plates, the eighth band of Johann Matthäus Bechstein's bird work, published in 1807 and held by Heidelberg University Library. The plates were made for naturalists and collectors who wanted accurate, named images of birds. Each bird is shown alone on a perch, stump, or branch against a pale ground, with its German and Latin name captioned beneath. The colour is flat and careful, with clear outlines, which a designer could use for botanical-style bird motifs, labelled specimen layouts, or vintage field-guide pages.
