All Things Beautiful: Wonders from the Collections of the Florida Museum of Natural History - Hardcover

Dewar, Heather

Hardcover

ISBN 13: 9798985935400

Verlag: Florida Museum of Natural History, 2022

Inhaltsangabe

Florida Book Awards, Gold Medal for Visual Arts

Indigo Design Awards, Gold Winner in Book Design for Graphic Design

Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Circle of Excellence Gold Award in Design and Publications

University Photographers’ Association of America, First Prize Award in Print and Publications

DNA Paris, Honorable Mention in Graphic Design/Key Art

Graphic Design USA, In-House Award Winner

Southeastern Museums Conference, Gold and Best in Show Awards

Creative Communication Award, C2A Winner

Lushly illustrated with over 300 color plates, this volumeis a celebration of the beauty of natural history collections and the work ofcurators dedicated to understanding and conserving our natural world.

Natural history museums are libraries of life. All ThingsBeautiful reveals some of the remarkable animals, plants, fossils, andcultural heritage materials that make up the 40 million+ specimens and objectsof the Florida Museum of Natural History. With 10 chapters exploring diversethemes including the collector’s impulse, fields of adventure, remembering thelost, and saving the imperiled, award-winning environmental journalist HeatherDewar captures the vast scope of the museum’s activities to document anddiscover all forms of life on Earth. Profiles of pathbreaking curators explorethe excitement of generating new knowledge, from living in the field withKomodo dragons to discovering new species and using cutting-edge technologiesto see and share collections worldwide.

Extraordinary color, form, pattern, and texture are revealedin the stunning photography of Kristen B. Grace. Focusing on rare, beautiful,and fascinating highlights from the collections, these images, along with theircompelling stories, will inspire those who love nature, science, museums, andthe thrill of discovery.

Distributed on behalf of the Florida Museum of Natural History

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Florida Museum of Natural History
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798985935400
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 349
• Herausgeber: Sensbach Beverly
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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