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AMAZING RARE THINGS
the art of natural history in the age of discovery
By Attenborough, David & Owens, Susan E. & Clayton, Martin & Alexandratos, Rea
- ISBN
- 978-0-30012-547-4
- Publisher
- New Haven : Yale University Press, 2007.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on September 15, 2007
It's been ages since the Queen of England invited me over to see her pictures. Not to worry-I've got 160 marvelous examples from her collection (held at the Royal Library at Windsor Castle) in this catalog of natural history drawings and watercolors. Among the offerings are 18 drawings by Leonardo da Vinci of plants and animals, accompanied by a short essay by curator Martin Clayton. Renaissance scholar Cassiano Dal Pozzo's "Paper Museum" illust...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
