Dry storeroom no. 1 the secret life of the Natural History Museum
In an elegant and illuminating narrative, Fortey acquaints the reader with the extraordinary people, meticulous research and driving passions that helped to create the timeless experiences of wonder that fill London's Natural History Museum. And with the museum's hallways and collection ro...
| Main Author: | Fortey, Richard A. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2008.
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Table of Contents:
- Behind the galleries
- The naming of names
- Old worlds
- Animalia
- Theatre of plants
- Multum in parvo
- Museum rocks
- Noah's Ark in Kensington
- House of the Muses.