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Rare Treasures: From the Library of the Natural History Museum - Hardcover

 
9780565094447: Rare Treasures: From the Library of the Natural History Museum
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0565094440 ISBN 13: 9780565094447
Verlag: The Natural History Museum, 2017

Inhaltsangabe

Each book presented here has been chosen for its scientific and artistic merit, and each one is accompanied by an essay from a museum expert, explaining its role in the development of natural history. The books featured include the oldest book in the Library, the 1469 edition of Pliny the Elder&;s Historia Naturalis; Albertus Seba&;s striking Locupletissimi Rerum published from 1734; Mark Catesby&;s The History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, the first published account of the flora and fauna of this area; and the stunning line drawings from Napoleon&;s expedition to Egypt in 1798. The Library of the Natural History Museum contains one of the most exciting and comprehensive collections of natural history literature and artworks to be found anywhere in the world.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Judith Magee has managed the art collections of the Library of the Natural History Museum, London, for over 10 years. She is the author of Art and Nature: Three Centuries of Natural History Art from Around the World.

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Verlag
The Natural History Museum
Erscheinungsdatum
2017
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0565094440
ISBN 13 
9780565094447
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
224
Herausgeber
Magee Judith
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