| Description |
223 p. : ill., maps (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
Published to accompany exhibitions held Queen's Gallery (Edinburgh) Mar. 2-Sept. 16, 2007 and Queen's Gallery (Buckingham Palace) Mar. 14-Sept. 21, 2007. |
| Bibliography |
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. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Royal Collection (Great Britain) -- Exhibitions.
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Natural history illustration -- Exhibitions.
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| Added Author |
Owens, Susan.
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Clayton, Martin, 1967-
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Alexandratos, Rea.
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Royal Collection (Great Britain)
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Queen's Gallery (Edinburgh, Scotland)
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Queen's Gallery (London, England)
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| ISBN |
9780300125474 |
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030012547X |
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