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Botanical prints and drawings at the British Museum (Natural History)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Judith A. Diment  and
Linda Newington
Judith A. Diment
Affiliation:
British Museum (Natural History)
Linda Newington
Affiliation:
Camberwell School of Art and Crafts (formerly Botany Library, British Museum (Natural History))
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Abstract

This paper describes the botanical prints and drawings collection in the Botany Library, Department of Library Services, British Museum (Natural History). A short history of the collection is followed by details of acquisitions policy, curation, conservation and uses made of the collections. A selected bibliography of works, including those relating specifically to the Collections complete the paper.

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Research Article
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Art Libraries Journal , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , Spring 1985 , pp. 5 - 28
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Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 1985

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