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On the edge of the world / Kate Atkin ... [and others].
LIBRA N8213 .O5 2010
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Nature--Exhibitions.
- Nature.
- Art, Modern--21st century--Exhibitions.
- Art, Modern.
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 208 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : British Council, 2010.
- Language Note:
- Parallel English and Spanish text.
- Contents:
- A Scottish botanist in Brazil: George Gardner
- Lavender light in a leap year / Ruth Padel
- Charles Darwin and the Voyage of the Beagle
- Tigers in red weather / Ruth Padel
- Flora peruviana et chilensis
- Where the serpent lives / Ruth Padel
- Flora brasiliensis
- On the edge of the world: Sarah Gillett introduces the artists in the exhibition and publication
- In search of the rare and beautiful: James McCarthy outlines the history of botanical exploration from the mid-16th century
- The art and science of plant collecting: Sam Bridgewater on methods of plant collection fron Darwin to the present day
- Between science and symbolism: Rob Kesseler looks at how the plant world has inspired generations of artists
- Origins: Sarah Gillett and Alexander Hamilton outline Charles Darwin's life and adventures
- The book that changed the world: Tim Radford explains why the publication of On the origin of species drew both applause and fury
- The garden that no londer exists: José Enrique Blondet goes in search of a lost garden in Caracas
- 'It's about creation and failure': Gavin Wade talks to green-fingered artists Heather and Ivan Morison
- 'Darwin made me brave': Tania Kovats follows in Darwin's footsteps on a journey to South America
- Great jumping hexapods!: boredomresearch explain how a Christmas Cactus inspired their latest digital art work
- Weeds are not just weeds: Julian Stallabrass on Michael Landy's life-size etchings of weeds.
- Notes:
- Title from cover.
- Catalogue of an exhibition held at the John Hope Gateway Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh on 15th May to 18th July 2010.
- ISBN:
- 9780863556371
- 086355637X
- OCLC:
- 660635126
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