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Rare books and conchology

documentary heritage
  • Description

    "The Auckland Museum Library has a fascinating collection of old books, many which have been bequeathed to us. A strong subject area is natural science.

    These books are not only interesting for recording scientific developments and discoveries, but for the structure of the books themselves: how information was presented, shared and built upon, and the illustrated plates, often aesthetically beautiful and as important as the text for description and identification. This is particularly true of books on conchology. Many of these are rare due to the age of publication, but some also appear to be the only copy held in a New Zealand library."--At head of topic page.

  • Place
    Auckland, New Zealand
  • Other Id

    88966 (Cat ID)

  • Department

    Publications

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