Amazing rare things : the art of natural history in the age of discovery
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New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, [2007].
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223 pages : illustrations, maps (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
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Published
New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, [2007].
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English

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Published to accompany exhibitions held Queen's Gallery (Edinburgh) Mar. 2-Sept. 16, 2007 and Queen's Gallery (Buckingham Palace) Mar. 14-Sept. 21, 2007.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-219) and index.
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Describes the methods by which selected European artists, from Leonardo Da Vinci to Mark Catesby, portrayed the natural world during the Age of Discovery.

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