Great Natural History Books and Their Creators - Desmond, Ray
KORTE INHOUD
9781584560906
Amongst the greatest books every created are the large-scale works of natural history researched and written by apothecaries, scientists and others for whom the study of the natural world was a consuming passion. Behind each book there is a story to tell - how and why the volume was created, the vicissitudes suffered by those engaged in its production, the slow journey to the market, and above all the beauty of the plates, which today are so often reproduced out of their original context and often very much smaller.
Amongst the greatest books every created are the large-scale works of natural history researched and written by apothecaries, scientists and others for whom the study of the natural world was a consuming passion. Behind each book there is a story to tell - how and why the volume was created, the vicissitudes suffered by those engaged in its production, the slow journey to the market, and above all the beauty of the plates, which today are so often reproduced out of their original context and often very much smaller.
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2003Uitgever: The British library & Oak Knoll press176 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0712347747ISBN-13: 9780712347747Koop dit boek tweedehands
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2003, cloth with dust jacket, shelfwear, good copy [Auteur: Desmond, Ray] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: The British library & Oak Knoll press] [Jaar: 2003] [Titel: Great Natural History Books and Their Creators]
