British butterflies : a history in books / David Dunbar

Object Details

Contents: Butterflies and books. Awareness of butterflies ; The manufacture and publication of books ; Sources of reference and classification -- The 17th and 18th centuries : the Golden Age of discovery. Great lepidopterists and illustrators -- The 19th century : collectors and scientists. Broadening the horizons ; Science and systematic study ; Books for the people ; Collecting the fieldwork ; Books for children ; 19th century footnotes -- The 20th and 21st centuries : towards conservation. From 1900 to 1945 ; From 1946 to 1979 ; 1980 onwards ; Conservation and practical fieldwork ; County and regional histories ; Books for beginners and younger readers -- Butterflies in other contexts. Art and romance

Physical description: 176 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm

Topic: Butterflies--Bibliography--History; Butterflies--History; Butterflies--Collection and preservation--History; Entomology--History; Natural history illustration--History; Entomologists