Enchanted invertebrates: Blaschka models and other simulacra in National Museums Scotland

Historical Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-50

  Swinney, Geoffrey N ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Educational models; Glass models; Invertebrates; Museum display

Indexed keywords

GLASS; INVERTEBRATE; MODEL; MUSEUM; NINETEENTH CENTURY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 41549137532     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: 10292381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912960701677036     Document Type: Article

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