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Rare & Wonderful

Author : Kate Diston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781851244843
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (448 download)

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Download or read book Rare & Wonderful written by Kate Diston and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its foundation in 1860, the Oxford University Museum of Natural History's world-renowned collections have become a key centre for scientific study and its much-loved building an important icon for visitors from around the world.The museum now holds over seven million scientific specimens including five million insects, half a million fossil specimens and half a million zoological specimens. It also holds an extensive collection of archival material relating to important naturalists such as Charles Darwin, William Smith, William Jones and James Charles Dale. This lavishly illustrated book features highlights from the collections ranging from the iconic Dodo (the only soft tissue specimen of the species in existence) and the giant tuna (brought back from Madeira on a perilous sea crossing in 1846) to crabs collected by Darwin during his voyage on the Beagle, David Livingstone's tsetse fly specimens and Mary Anning's ichthyosaur. Also featured are the first described dinosaur bones, found in a small Oxfordshire village, the Red Lady of Paviland (who was in fact a man who lived 29,000 years ago) and a meteorite from the planet Mars.Each item tells a unique story about natural history, about the history of science, about collecting, or about the museum itself. They give a unique insight into the extraordinary wealth of information and the fascinating tales that can be gleaned from these collections, both from the past and for the future.

Temple of Science

Author : John Holmes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781851245567
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book Temple of Science written by John Holmes and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-23 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Built between 1855 and 1860, Oxford University Museum of Natural History is the extraordinary result of close collaboration between artists and scientists. Inspired by John Ruskin, the architect Benjamin Woodward and the Oxford scientists worked with leading Pre-Raphaelite artists on the design and decoration of the building. The decorative art was modelled on the Pre-Raphaelite principle of meticulous observation of nature, itself indebted to science, while individual artists designed architectural details and carved portrait statues of influential scientists. The entire structure was an experiment in using architecture and art to communicate natural history, modern science and natural theology. 'Temple of Science' sets out the history of the campaign to build the museum before taking the reader on a tour of art in the museum itself. It looks at the façade and the central court, with their beautiful natural history carvings and marble columns illustrating different geological strata, and at the pantheon of scientists. Together they form the world's finest collection of Pre-Raphaelite sculpture. The story of one of the most remarkable collaborations between scientists and artists in European art is told here with lavish illustrations.

The Oxford Museum

Author : Henry Wentworth Acland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Museum written by Henry Wentworth Acland and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Oxford Museum

Author : Henry Wentworth Acland
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Museum written by Henry Wentworth Acland and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Museum by John Ruskin, first published in 1859, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

The Oxford Museum

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ISBN 13 : 9780415148726
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (487 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Museum written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Oxford Museum

Author : Henry Wentworth Acland
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ISBN 13 : 9780415148726
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The Oxford Museum written by Henry Wentworth Acland and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A History of the Oxford Museum

Author : Horace Middleton Vernon
Publisher : Oxford : Clarendon Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book A History of the Oxford Museum written by Horace Middleton Vernon and published by Oxford : Clarendon Press. This book was released on 1909 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Sciences of the Natural Environment

Author : Natural Environment Research Council (Great Britain)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sciences of the Natural Environment written by Natural Environment Research Council (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Oxford Museum

Author : Henry Wentworth Dyke Acland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780415148726
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (487 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Museum written by Henry Wentworth Dyke Acland and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Microsculpture

Author : Levon Biss
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 168335138X
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book Microsculpture written by Levon Biss and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You will never look at a beetle or a moth the same way again." --WIRED "Art meets science to dazzling effect." --The Guardian Microsculptureis a unique photographic study of insects in mind-blowing magnification that celebrates the wonders of nature and science. Levon Biss’s photographs capture in breathtaking detail the beauty of the insect world and are printed in large-scale format to provide an unforgettable viewing experience. Each picture in Microsculpture is created from approximately 8,000 individual photographs. Segments of the specimen are lit and photographed separately using microscope lenses, then “stacked” to maintain sharp focus throughout. These images are then combined to create a single high-resolution file. From start to finish, each portrait takes approximately 4 weeks to create. The project has captured the attention of the world with features in WIRED and New Scientist. Microsculpture has been exhibited at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and the Xposure 2016 International Photography Festival in Sharjah, U.A.E. It has been viewed by over half a million people so far and will be touring museums around the world from 2017 onward. The entomology collection has significant cultural and historical value, containing the world’s oldest pinned insect specimen and many thousands of insects collected by pioneering Victorian explorers and biologists such as Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace.

Meet Me at the Museum

Author : Anne Youngson
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ISBN 13 : 1250295165
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Meet Me at the Museum written by Anne Youngson and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A professor in Denmark and a grandmother in England begin a correspondence, and a friendship, that develops into something extraordinary.

The Oxford Museum

Author : Sir Henry Wentworth Acland
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ISBN 13 : 9780415148726
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (487 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Museum written by Sir Henry Wentworth Acland and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Book of Hopes

Author : Katherine Rundell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1526629895
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Hopes written by Katherine Rundell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: _______________ Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year _______________ In difficult times, what children really need is hope. And in that spirit, bestselling author Katherine Rundell emailed some of the children's writers and artists whose work she loved most: 'I asked them to write something very short, fiction or non-fiction, or draw something that would make the children reading it feel like possibility-ists: something that would make them laugh or wonder or snort or smile. The response was magnificent, which shouldn't have surprised me, because children's writers and illustrators are professional hunters of hope ... I hope that the imagination can be a place of shelter for children and that The Book of Hopes might be useful in that, even if only a little.' This collection, packed with short stories, poems and pictures from the very best children's authors and illustrators, aims to provide just that. Within its pages you'll find animal friends from insects to elephants, high-flying grandmas, a homesick sprite, the tooth fairy, and even extra-terrestrial life. There are 133 contributions from authors and illustrators, including Anthony Horowitz, Axel Scheffler, Catherine Johnson, Jacqueline Wilson, Katherine Rundell, Lauren Child, Michael Morpurgo and Onjali Q. Raúf. A donation from the sale of each book will go to NHS Charities Together, in gratitude for the incredible efforts of all those who worked in hospitals over the quarantine period. _______________ 'An anthology on the theme of hope ... it includes a rich range of images, poetry, stories and non-fiction' - Sunday Times, 'Stories to charm on endless days' Proceeds from this book will be donated to NHS Charities Together. In respect of UK sales, this will be £2.10 and in respect of sales in other territories this will be 16% of net receipts (at least 62p). NHS Charities Together is a charity registered in England and Wales (registered charity no. 1186569).

World Archaeology at the Pitt Rivers Museum: A Characterization

Author : Dan Hicks
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1784910759
Total Pages : 583 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (849 download)

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Download or read book World Archaeology at the Pitt Rivers Museum: A Characterization written by Dan Hicks and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2013-03-08 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World Archaeology at the Pitt Rivers Museum: a characterization introduces the range, history and significance of the archaeological collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford.

The Oxford Museum ...

Author : Sir Henry Wentworth Acland
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Museum ... written by Sir Henry Wentworth Acland and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Brutish Museums

Author : Dan Hicks
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ISBN 13 : 9781786806840
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book The Brutish Museums written by Dan Hicks and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walk into any European museum today and you will see the curated spoils of Empire. They sit behind plate glass: dignified, tastefully lit. Accompanying pieces of card offer a name, date and place of origin. They do not mention that the objects are all stolen. Few artefacts embody this history of rapacious and extractive colonialism better than the Benin Bronzes - a collection of thousands of metal plaques and sculptures depicting the history of the Royal Court of the Obas of Benin City, Nigeria. Pillaged during a British naval attack in 1897, the loot was passed on to Queen Victoria, the British Museum and countless private collections. 0The story of the Benin Bronzes sits at the heart of a heated debate about cultural restitution, repatriation and the decolonisation of museums. In The Brutish Museum, Dan Hicks makes a powerful case for the urgent return of such objects, as part of awider project of addressing the outstanding debt of colonialism.

The Oxford Museum

Author : John Ruskin Henry Wentworth Acland
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781016456630
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Museum written by John Ruskin Henry Wentworth Acland and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.