{"product_id":"the-butterfly-9781916812338","title":"The Butterfly","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnderstanding, loving and protecting butterflies—in all their enchantments.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eButterflies have enchanted and intrigued us for centuries. From the eighteenth-century 'aurelians', through the Victorian 'golden age' of collecting to the twentieth-century focus on conservation, humans have chased glimpses of these beautiful but elusive creatures. Winding through literature, art, music, and dreams, The Butterfly: Flights of Enchantment uncovers why butterflies continue to inhabit such a profound place in our imagination. Today, the art of butterfly-watching can be a mindfulness practice for many; a Romantic escape from our industrialized existences.\u003cp\u003eA first of its kind in combining the history of human interest in butterflies with a guide to practical observation, this pocket guide encourages us to nurture our curiosity and head out into our local environment, focusing on edgeland habitats that are home to many species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is perhaps because butterflies are so fragile and fleeting that we are so beguiled by them. But now, as numbers dwindle, they have never been more difficult to spot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Butterfly\u003c\/i\u003e paves the way toward uncovering the history of our fascination with butterflies and learning how to spot and identify them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nigel Andrew","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48287131861243,"sku":"9781916812338","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_e8dd03cb-4861-4838-ae67-766e0a1a4043.jpg?v=1771577959","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-butterfly-9781916812338","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}