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OverviewThroughout the centuries women have made significant contributions to natural history art, science and education. This stunning collection celebrates the work and lives of women artists spanning the last four centuries and is illustrated with a selection of exquisite artworks from the unrivalled collections held in the Library of the Natural History Museum. The book features specially selected artworks by women from the seventeenth century onwards. The artists share a fascination and enthusiasm for the natural world and together their work combines to cover a broad range of different techniques and subject matters.There are fine butterfly drawings by accomplished natural history illustrator Margaret Fountaine, vivid illustrations of Indian natural, cultural and social history by Olivia Tonge, and detailed bird images by Elizabeth Gould, who married highly regarded ornithologist John Gould and produced over 600 illustrations for her husband's publications. Featuring celebrated artworks and rarely-seen gems, this book serves up a visual feast of the never ending wonders of the natural world and the significant role that women have played in observing and documenting it. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andrea HartPublisher: The Natural History Museum Imprint: The Natural History Museum Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 25.30cm Weight: 0.450kg ISBN: 9780565093440ISBN 10: 0565093444 Pages: 112 Publication Date: 01 February 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsWe must all be in the author's debt for sharing her learning and her knowledge of these collections by her deft and comprehensive selection. The Art Newspaper; A real visual feast The Good Book Guide """We must all be in the author's debt for sharing her learning and her knowledge of these collections by her deft and comprehensive selection."" The Art Newspaper; ""A real visual feast"" The Good Book Guide" Author InformationAndrea Hart is a Special Collections Librarian at the Natural History Museum where she has worked for over 16 years. For the past eight years she has had specific responsibility for the Botany Library collections that include impressive original artworks, rare books and manuscripts. Her particular interests lie in natural history art and illustration as well as book and paper conservation. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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