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The art of natural history : illustrated treatises and botanical paintings, 1400-1850 / by O'Malley, Therese.(CARDINAL)288539; Meyers, Amy R. W.(CARDINAL)223773; Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (U.S.)(CARDINAL)283873;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Conference papers and proceedings.; Natural history illustration; Art and science;
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Botanical drawing : a step-by-step guide to drawing flowers, vegetables, fruit and other plant life / by Brown, Penny,1944-author.;
A definitive artist's guide to drawing detailed and accurate plants, flowers and other vegetation in pencil. Botanical Drawing touches on the history of this fascinating art form, its rules and practicalities, and includes an accessible, basic study of botany for the absolute beginner. In this informative volume, artist Penny Brown expertly explains the materials, learnings and techniques required to produce accurate botanical illustrations. Follow her clear step-by-step instructions and close studies and explorations of the subjects to produce your own illustrations of plants, flowers, vegetables and their myriad parts. The aim of this book is to give you the confidence and enthusiasm to tackle your own projects; to show you how broad a subject botanical drawing is, and how satisfying and enjoyable it can be. "Study nature diligently, be guided by nature... for truly art is hidden in nature and he who can draw it out possesses it." - Albrecht Drer
Subjects: Flowers in art.; Drawing; Art;
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Aristotle : genius philosopher and scientist / by Anderson, Margaret J.(Margaret Jean),1931-(CARDINAL)510810; Stephenson, Karen F.,illustrator.(CARDINAL)649880;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Aristotle is one of the most significant figures in all of human history. Over the course of his life, he studied and wrote about every possible field of knowledge. He studied physics, zoology, botany, and chemistry before any of these fields of science even had names. Without the benefit of modern tools like the telescope or microscope, Aristotle still laid the foundation for nearly all later developments in Western science. In addition to his work in science, Aristotle contributed a great deal to our ideas about art, literature, ethics, and theology. Aristotle's influence is so deep, in fact, that many of his ideas have been absorbed into the very language of science and philosophy.5678
Subjects: Biographies.; Aristotle; Philosophers; Scientists;
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More ideas for science projects / by Gardner, Robert,1929-2017.(CARDINAL)327788;
Bibliography: pages 137-141.Presents ideas for an exploration of how to set up science projects in the areas of astronomy, ecology, energy, biology, anatomy, botany, physics, and engineering.990L
Subjects: Science projects;
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Woman as healer / by Achterberg, Jeanne.(CARDINAL)717720;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-232) and index."This groundbreaking work examines the role of women in the Western healing traditions. Drawing on the disciplines of history, anthropology, botany, archaeology, and the behavioral sciences, Jeanne Achterberg discusses the ancient cultures in which women worked as independent and honored healers; the persecution of women healers in the witch hunts of the Middle Ages; the development of midwifery and nursing as women's professions in the nineteenth century; and the current role of women and the state of the healing arts, as a time of crisis in the health-care professions coincides with the reemergence of feminine values."
Subjects: Women in medicine.; Women healers.;
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Life and times of Mary Vaux Walcott / by Jones, Marjorie G.,author.(CARDINAL)801478;
Contains bibliographical references (pages 164-172) and index."Known as the 'Audubon of Botany', Philadelphia Quaker Mary Morris Vaux Walcott (1860-1940) was a gifted artist whose stunning watercolors comprise a catalog of North American wildflowers. Walcott was catapulted to the highest levels of society and national politics by a late and bold marriage to the secretary of the Smithsonian. Along with an early (1887) transcontinental travelogue, never-before published correspondence with fellow Quaker and First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, and Commissioner Mary Walcott's reports for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, this biography reveals rich intersections of history, religion, politics, women's studies, science, and art during the transformative times in which she lived".
Subjects: Biographies.; Walcott, Mary Vaux, 1860-1940.; Botanical illustration; Botanical illustration; Flowers in art.; Plants in art.; Watercolor painting, American; Watercolor painting, American;
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George Washington Carver loved plants [board book] / by Coombs, Kate,author.; Lucas, Seth,illustrator.;
George loved plants but wasn't allowed to go to school because of the color of his skin in his home state of Missouri, but he graduated from college in Iowa and became known as The Peanut Man.
Subjects: Biographies.; Board books.; Picture books.; Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943; Botany; Peanuts; Racism; Racism.;
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All facts considered : the essential library of inessential knowledge / by Malesky, Kee,1950-(CARDINAL)500912;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-255) and index.pt. 1. On memory and history. Battles and bigwigs: ancient and modern, sacred and civil history -- Deviations and wonders: the natural history of land, sea, animals, and vegetables -- Fish or weapon: the natural history of crafts and manufactures -- pt. 2. On reason and science. Links in the chain of being: the science of God: theology, religion, and superstition -- Letters in plain sight: The science of humanity: thinking, remembering, communicating -- Sin versus virtue: ethics and law -- Modus mundi: the science of nature: physics, mathematics, geography -- Ugly bags of mostly water: zoology, physiology, medicine -- The wild blue yonder and what's below: astronomy, meteorology, botany, mineralogy, chemistry -- pt. 3. On imagination, poetry, and art. Perfect circles: sacred and profane art: painting, sculpture, architecture -- Rhapsodies in bloom: music theory and practice -- Love songs and lost words: literature, drama, narrative.Compendium of fascinating facts on history, science, and the arts.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Arts; History; Science;
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The mythology of plants : botanical lore from ancient Greece and Rome / by Giesecke, Annette,author.; Ovid,43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.Metamorphoses.Selections.English.;
Includes bibliographical references.Ovid's Metamorphoses and the mythology of plants -- Gods in love -- Hubris and human excess -- Piety and devotion -- Mortals in love -- A guided walk through Ovid's garden.This engaging book focuses on the perennially fascinating topic of plants in Greek and Roman myth. The author, an authority on the gardens, art, and literature of the classical world, introduces the book's main themes with a discussion of gods and heroes in ancient Greek and Roman gardens. The following chapters recount the everyday uses and broader cultural meaning of plants with particularly strong mythological associations. These include common garden plants such as narcissus and hyacinth; pomegranate and apple , which were potent symbols of fertility; and sources of precious incense including frankincense and myrrh. Following the sweeping botanical commentary are the myths themselves, told in the original voice of Ovid, classical antiquity's most colorful mythographer. The volume's interdisciplinary approach will appeal to a wide audience, ranging from readers interested in archaeology, classical literature, and ancient history to garden enthusiasts. With an original translation of selections from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses,' an extensive bibliography, a useful glossary of names and places, and a rich selection of images including exquisite botanical illustrations, this book is unparalleled in scope and realization.
Subjects: Plants; Plants; Botany; Botany; Plants in literature.; Mythology, Greek.; Mythology, Roman.;
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Natural magic : Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and the dawn of modern science / by Bergland, Renée,1963-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A captivating portrait of the poet and the scientist who shared an enchanted view of nature. Emily Dickinson and Charles Darwin were born at a time when the science of studying the natural world was known as natural philosophy, a pastime for poets, priests, and schoolgirls. The world began to change in the 1830s, while Darwin was exploring the Pacific aboard the Beagle, and Dickinson was a student in Amherst, Massachusetts. Poetry and science started to grow apart, and modern thinkers challenged the old orthodoxies, offering thrilling new perspectives that suddenly felt radical -- and too dangerous for women. Natural Magic intertwines the stories of these two luminary nineteenth-century minds whose thought and writings captured the awesome possibilities of the new sciences, and at the same time strove to preserve the magic of nature. Just as Darwin's work was informed by his roots in natural philosophy and his belief in the interconnectedness of all life, Dickinson's poetry was shaped by her education in botany, astronomy, and chemistry, and by her fascination with the enchanting possibilities of Darwinian science. Casting their two very different careers in an entirely fresh light, Ren©♭e Bergland brings to life a time when ideas about science were rapidly evolving, reshaped by poets, scientists, philosophers, and theologians alike. She paints a colorful portrait of a remarkable century that transformed how we see the natural world. Illuminating and insightful, Natural Magic explores how Dickinson and Darwin refused to accept the separation of art and science. Today, more than ever, we need to reclaim their shared sense of ecological wonder"--
Subjects: Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886; Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.; American literature; Literature and science; Nature in literature.; Philosophy of nature.;
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