Beautiful Cows by Valerie Porter

Beautiful Cows by Valerie Porter

Following in the footsteps and hoofprints of Beautiful Sheep and Beautiful Pigs, this awe-inspiring collection features commissioned photographic portraits of the best in bovine beauties. Placing the cows on the catwalk, an award-winning photographer captures them in all their glory. Each beautiful beast is shown posed against a drapery backdrop, and captured at her most manicured moment prior to competition. The top breeds from around the world are grasped by the horns and revealed to a doting public, and there are graphic charts with all the essential breed information. There's also a potted history of cattle, an introduction to the breed basics, plus reportage photography of the behind-the-scenes primping and preening at the agricultural shows. Beautiful Cows is the perfect book for anyone from farmers and committed cow connoisseurs looking to beef up their book collection to lovers of fine photography and natural beauty. An inspired gift, this is also the ideal conversation piece for any gathering-just leave it on the coffee table and prepare to milk the applause.

Cows on the cat(tle) walk - whatever next? Daily Express Images of rare bovine breeds can be just as delectable as rare fillet steakTime Out Bewitching bovines for fancier and philistine alike. Field Cattle do nicely... Bournemouth Echo Full of exactly what they promise - stunning photographs of champion cows with descriptions of each breed. These are modern versions of those oil paintings of prize cattle you occasionally see in stately homes, and a total delight. Independent on Sunday

Valerie Porter has written several books on breeds of livestock worldwide (cattle, pigs and goats) and on caring for cows in particular. She has been a member of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust for many years and was co-author of the Trust's history, Saving the Breeds.

Andrew Perris has tackled a wide range of challenging commissions during the 20 years he has worked as a photographer. These include photographing champion breeds at agricultural and poultry shows for Beautiful Pigs, Beautiful Chickens and Beautiful Ducks. His numerous corporate and advertising clients include Virgin, Sainsbury’s, Parker Pens, P&O Ferries and Royal Bank of Scotland.

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ISBN 13	9780711230811
ISBN 10	0711230811
Title	Beautiful Cows
Author	Valerie Porter
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2010-06-24
Number of pages	112
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