Stuffing Birds, Pressing Plants, Shaping Knowled Natural History in North America, 1730 1860 Transactions, American Philosophical Society (vol.

Sue Ann Prince

ISBN 10: 0871699346 / ISBN 13: 9780871699343

Published by American Philosophical Society, 2003

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113 pages. 10.00x6.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stuffing Birds, Pressing Plants, Shaping Knowled Natural History in North America, 1730 1860 Transactions, American Philosophical Society (vol.
• Publisher: American Philosophical Society
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0871699346
• ISBN 13: 9780871699343
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.67 kilograms

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Synopsis

The Curatorial Department of the American Philosophical Society presents a catalogue of the exhibition held in Philosophical Hall from June 2003 through December 2004. The exhibit focuses on the blending of art and science in the study of natural history in North America. It explores the cultural assumptions that governed the practice of natural history on the North American continent in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Focusing on the study of living things -- plants, animals, and indigenous peoples -- it looks at how and why Euro-Americans of the Enlightenment and post-Enlightenment periods went about explaining the world the way they did. Exhibit items include historical specimens, manuscript materials, first-edition books, and art work.

About the Author

Sue Ann Prince is an art historian, writer, and editor. She was formerly Midwest Regional Director for the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution. Her publications include Stuffing Birds, Pressing Plants, Shaping Knowledge: Natural History in North America, 1730―1860 (2003), Princess and the Patriot: Ekaterina Dashkova, Benjamin Franklin, and the Age of Enlightenment (2006), Of Elephants & Roses: French Natural History, 1790―1830 (2013).