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Proceedings of the Dublin Blaschka Congress

documentary heritage
  • Other Name

    Historical Biology ; vol. 20, no. 1 (March 2008) (Series)

  • Description

    A collection of articles on Blaschka models.

  • Place
  • Other Id

    QH324.8 PRO (Library of Congress Call Number)

    89535 (Cat ID)

    89368 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    Proceedings of the Dublin Blaschka Congress
  • Other Name

    Historical Biology ; vol. 20, no. 1 (March 2008) (Series)

  • Primary Maker
  • Contributor/Publisher
    Taylor & Francis
  • Place
  • Date
    2008
  • Physical Description

    79 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 30 cm

  • ISBN/ISSN
    0891-2963
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • Content
    Crystal creatures : context for the Dublin Blaschka Congress / Julia D. Sigwart -- From reference specimen to verisimilitude : the Blaschkas' penchant for botanical accuracy / Susan M. Rossi-Wilcox -- The Blaschka models of the Humboldt University of Berlin and their historical context / Sabine Hackethal -- Learning through glass : the Blaschka marine models in North American post secondary education / Ruthanna Dyer -- Enchanted invertebrates : Blaschka models and other simulacra in National Museums Scotland / Geoffrey N. Swinney -- The Natural History Museum Blaschka collections / C. Giles Miller and Miranda Lowe -- Mezzanine art, or the stor(e)y between science and art / Thomas A.P. Van Leeuwen -- Abstracts from original presentations contributed to the Dublin Blaschka Congress.
  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: Dublin Blaschka Congress (2006 : Dublin, Ireland); Blaschka, Leopold, 1822-1895--Congresses; Blaschka, Rudolf, 1857-1939--Congresses; Marine invertebrates--Models--Congresses; Animal models in research--Congresses; Glass animals--Congresses]

    Published as special issue of Historical Biology, vol. 20, no. 1, March 2008. Published online: 25 March 2008. ISSN: 0891-2963 (Print), 1029-2381 (Online). Includes bibliographical references.

  • Collection Type
    General Collection
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    16 Dec 2023
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