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Proceedings of the Dublin Blaschka Congress.

Proceedings of the Dublin Blaschka Congress.

 
 
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Conference Name: 
Dublin Blaschka Congress (2006 : Dublin, Ireland)
Publisher: 
Abingdon, Oxon, UK : Taylor & Francis, c2008.
Subjects: 
Blaschka, Leopold, 1822-1895 Congresses.
Blaschka, Rudolf, 1857-1939 Congresses.
Dublin Blaschka Congress (2006 : Dublin, Ireland)
Marine invertebrates Models Congresses.
Animal models in research Congresses.
Glass animals Congresses.
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Bib ID: 
105960
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Description
79 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Published as as special issue of Historical Biology, v. 20, no. 1, Mar. 2008.
Contents: 
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.
Object/Material Note: 
Includes CMoG objects: 79.7.13, p. 2 (fig. 2) --
93.3.73, p. 71 (fig. 14).
Includes CMGL materials: 87385 Leopold Blaschka portrait (elderly), p. 2 (fig. 1, left) --
Rudolf Blaschka, p. 2 (fig. 1, right).