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Title
Amazing rare things
Type
Text
Contribution
Attenborough, David, 1926- Contributor
Owens, Susan. Contributor
Clayton, Martin, 1967- Contributor
Alexandratos, Rea. Contributor
Royal Collection (Great Britain) Contributor
Queen's Gallery (Edinburgh, Scotland) Contributor
Queen's Gallery (London, England) Contributor
Subject
Natural history illustration.
Natural history in art.
Royal Collection (Great Britain)--Exhibitions.
Royal Collection (Great Britain)--Exhibitions.
Natural history illustration--Exhibitions.
Language
English
Illustrative Content
illustrations
Geographic Coverage
Great Britain
Classification
LCC: QH46.5 .A884 2007 (Source: dlc)
DDC: 508.022/2 full
Identified By
Lccn: 2006938185
Supplementary Content
catalogs
bibliographies
Index present
Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-219) and index.
Summary
Describes the methods by which selected European artists, from Leonardo Da Vinci to Mark Catesby, portrayed the natural world during the Age of Discovery.
Table Of Contents
Foreword / Jane Roberts
Picturing the natural world / David Attenborough
Leonardo da Vinci : "All the works of Nature which adorn the world" / Martin Clayton
The Paper Museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo : "With the true eye of a lynx" / Rea Alexandratos
Alexander Marshal : "His curious booke of flowers in miniature" / Susan Owens
Maria Sibylla Merian : "Great diligence, grace and spirit" / Susan Owens
Mark Catesby : " A genius for natural history" / Susan Owens.
Authorized Access Point
Attenborough, David, 1926- Amazing rare things
Authorized Access Point Variant
Owens, Susan. Amazing rare things
Clayton, Martin, 1967- Amazing rare things
Alexandratos, Rea. Amazing rare things
Royal Collection (Great Britain) Amazing rare things
Queen's Gallery (Edinburgh, Scotland) Amazing rare things
Queen's Gallery (London, England) Amazing rare things
Admin Metadata
Generation Process: DLC marc2bibframe2 v1.5.0-SNAPSHOT: 2019-06-13T12:09:39-04:00
Status: corrected or revised (c)
Encoding Level: minimal
Description Conventions: aacr
Identified By: bf:Local, 14626607
Change Date: 2017-08-15T08:41:46
Creation Date: 2006-11-07
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