Ars Antigua 2015 Vintage Prize-Winning Poultry CD-Style Desk Calendar

12 spectacular 1880 vintage color chromolithographs of prize-winning Victorian poultry in this unique calendar. In Victorian England competitions for Poultry were regularly held. Many of the breeds shown are still being raised today Chickens were first domesticated in India. Initially there was little interest in chickens either for their eggs or as a source of meat. Rather chickens were domesticated for the purpose of cockfighting. From India, domesticated chickens made their way eastward: they were imported into Greece in the 5th century B.C. They have been in Egypt since the 18th Dynastry (1500 B.C.).They were known as the "bird that lays every day." Chickens are the most common species of bird with a worldwide population of over 25 billion. The CD-style jewel box (which looks like a music CD when it is closed) has been adapted to bend back 45 degrees to provide an "easel" in which the months (pages) are displayed. Each month just replace the previous month's calendarium. These desk calendars provide an decorative accent to any area where they are placed: desks, tables, shelves, tables, etc. They provide the function of a calendar without occupying too much space. Each month displays a beautifully poultry portrait on an archival heavy 80# (216 gsm for those used to European paper weight designations) and can be individually framed once it has been used. These images are from the Ars Antigua collection of over 500,000 engravings and lithographs from the 16th to 20th century. Ars Antigua desk calendars have been available at leading museums and institutions including the National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), Morgan Library (NY), Getty Center (Los Angeles), Frick Collection (NY), Los Angeles Philharmonic Store, Metropolitan Opera Shop, etc. These calendars make an excellent holiday gift for any lover of Victorian wildlife imagery. The calendars are made in the USA.