Before digital cameras made it easy to capture a rare bird, the tools of observation were pencils and brushes; before Google Images, scientists and students turned first to the great works of scientific illustrations. This survey of some of the most important illustrators of scientific works, such as John Gould and Edward Lear, clearly demonstrates the intersection of science and art. Examples of work from the Museum\u27s Rare Book Collection will be on hand
Illustrated book about Birds. 1850.NATURAL HISTORY of BIRDS with Engravings, on A NEW Plan, EXHIBITI...
In the 19th century, there was wide-spread public interest in natural history, as reflected in the h...
Funded by the Natural History Museum, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the AHRC and London Arts, ...
Before digital cameras made it easy to capture a rare bird, the tools of observation were pencils an...
complemented one another. Leonardo da Vinci wielded both a scalpel and a pen-cil to enlighten schola...
Illustrating the natural world has always been a human activity that is represented within caves, in...
As a Natural History Illustrator, it is the practice approach or methodology that enables resulting ...
It may be somewhat difficult at first glance to understand the essential character of the relationsh...
The Art of Science explores the work of 40 such artists and artist–scientists, uncovering how these ...
Natural History illustration is associated with exact depictions of the Natural world. ‘The New Bird...
Introduction. The visualization of scientific knowledge dating back more than one century, neverthel...
List of Illustrations Introduction 1 The Didactic and the Elegant: Some Thoughts on Scientific and T...
Title of [v. 1]: Studer's popular ornithology. The birds of North America: drawn and colored from li...
History of Illustration provides a global overview of illustration practices from before the develop...
Frontispiece accompanied by protective sheet.Title vignette.Includes index.Listed as 1st edition.Pos...
Illustrated book about Birds. 1850.NATURAL HISTORY of BIRDS with Engravings, on A NEW Plan, EXHIBITI...
In the 19th century, there was wide-spread public interest in natural history, as reflected in the h...
Funded by the Natural History Museum, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the AHRC and London Arts, ...
Before digital cameras made it easy to capture a rare bird, the tools of observation were pencils an...
complemented one another. Leonardo da Vinci wielded both a scalpel and a pen-cil to enlighten schola...
Illustrating the natural world has always been a human activity that is represented within caves, in...
As a Natural History Illustrator, it is the practice approach or methodology that enables resulting ...
It may be somewhat difficult at first glance to understand the essential character of the relationsh...
The Art of Science explores the work of 40 such artists and artist–scientists, uncovering how these ...
Natural History illustration is associated with exact depictions of the Natural world. ‘The New Bird...
Introduction. The visualization of scientific knowledge dating back more than one century, neverthel...
List of Illustrations Introduction 1 The Didactic and the Elegant: Some Thoughts on Scientific and T...
Title of [v. 1]: Studer's popular ornithology. The birds of North America: drawn and colored from li...
History of Illustration provides a global overview of illustration practices from before the develop...
Frontispiece accompanied by protective sheet.Title vignette.Includes index.Listed as 1st edition.Pos...
Illustrated book about Birds. 1850.NATURAL HISTORY of BIRDS with Engravings, on A NEW Plan, EXHIBITI...
In the 19th century, there was wide-spread public interest in natural history, as reflected in the h...
Funded by the Natural History Museum, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the AHRC and London Arts, ...