Great natural history books and their creators
By: Ray Desmond
Publisher: British Library; Oak Knoll Press; Brand: The British Library Publishing Division; London: The Biritish Library, 2003.
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London, UK; New Castle, DE
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780712347747; 9781584560906
Subjects: Naturwissenschaftler; Natural history literature; Sciences naturelles; Documentation; Illustrated Books; Naturgeschichte <Fach>; Bio-bibliography; Natural history; Illustriertes Buch; Natuurlijke historie; History; Leerboeken; Pflanzenbuch; Maler; Histoire; Illustration; Biobibliographie; Natural History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-172).
Table of contents: title: The book trade; title: The discovery of the New World; title: Investigating the flora of Asia; title: A garden at Eichstätt; title: Some early nurserymen's catalogues; title: Professor Beringer's fossils; title: A curious tale; title: Banks's florilegium; title: William Curtis; title: The temple of Flora; title: The birds of America; title: Flora graeca; title: Flora danica; title: Nature printing and related methods; title: Clerics as authors.