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Collecting and Provenance
The study of provenance—the history of the creation and ownership of an artefact, work of art, or specimen—provides insights into the history of taste and collecting, illuminating the social, economic, and historic trends in which an object was created and collected. It is as much a history of people as it is of objects, and its study often reveals intricate networks of relationships, patterns of activity and motivations. This book promotes the study of the history of collecting and collections in all their variety through the lens of provenance, and explores the subject as a cross-disciplinary activity. Perhaps for the first time in a publication, it draws on expertise ranging from art ...
The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science
Containing 609 encyclopedic articles written by more than 200 prominent scholars, The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science presents an unparalleled history of the field invaluable to anyone with an interest in the technology, ideas, discoveries, and learned institutions that have shaped our world over the past five centuries. Focusing on the period from the Renaissance to the early twenty-first century, the articles cover all disciplines (Biology, Alchemy, Behaviorism), historical periods (the Scientific Revolution, World War II, the Cold War), concepts (Hypothesis, Space and Time, Ether), and methodologies and philosophies (Observation and Experiment, Darwinism). Coverage is in...
The Aurelian Legacy – a History of British Butterflies and their Collectors
Although the collecting of butterflies is today an emotive subject, it is impossible to separate a history of British butterflies from a history of their collectors, without whose activities our knowledge of the identification, occurrence, distribution, and variation of British butterflies would be much the poorer. Liberally laced with contemporary quotations, this book brings to life the past three hundred years of butterfly study, with details of early societies, collecting equipment, biographies of 101 deceased lepidopterists, with portraits where available, as well as the chequered history in Britain of some 35 species of butterfly. The colour plates include some of the finest butterfly illustrations ever.
Sacred Possessions
This innovative study explores how interpretations of religious art change when it is moved into a secular context.
A Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Entomology Library of the Natural History Museum, London
This is a catalogue of all the manuscript collections held in the Entomological Library of the Natural History Museum. Each entry includes brief biographical details of the author/collector, and a detailed list of the collection, including major correspondents where present. The catalogue dates from 1694 and contains 355 individual collections. It also includes a notebook by Charles Dubois on collecting insects which represents one of the earliest entomological manuscripts in existence.
A Catalogue of Manuscripts and Drawings in the General Library of the Natural History Museum, London
This volume makes available details of the 380 collections of original manuscripts and drawings (including collections of photographs and films) in the Museum's General Library - a major resource of international importance, consulted by scholars from around the world. Among the strengths are the holdings relating to Africa (Baines, Collier, Rosevear, Scott, Sibree); to India (Ditmas, Hume, Sykes and Tonge); and to Australia (Maitland, Martens, the Port Jackson Painter, Wilkins and Yonge), Entries include full descriptions and references to the availability of more detailed finding aids.
The Aurelian Legacy
This entertaining and informative book traces the history of butterfly collection in Britain from the 17th century, when the study of natural history had its beginnings. Laced with anecdotes and quotations, the beautifully illustrated volume describes the equipment used and gives brief biographies of 101 deceased lepidopterists. 58 illustrations, 42 in color.
Colour Identification Guide to Caterpillars of the British Isles. Macrolepidoptera
This is the first comprehensive photo-illustrated guide to the caterpillars of butterflies and macro-moths. The book illustrates over 850 different species, or about 95% of resident, extinct, regular or irregular immigrant species to the British Isles. All specimens are photographed in natural situations upon the relevant foodplants, including many varieties indigenous to continental Europe. Many of the species have never been illustrated as caterpillars before, either by artwork or by photography. This work has received unreserved support from the best and most competent entomologists. Though the book illustrates British species, it is most valuable for lepidopterists all over Europe and es...
