Henry Dresser and Victorian ornithology : Birds, books and business / / Henry A. McGhie
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| Autore: |
McGhie Henry A.
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| Titolo: |
Henry Dresser and Victorian ornithology : Birds, books and business / / Henry A. McGhie
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| Pubblicazione: | Manchester, [England] : , : Manchester University Press, , 2017 |
| ©2017 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (341 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : color illustrations, photographs, tables |
| Disciplina: | 598.092 |
| Soggetto topico: | Ornithology |
| Ornithologists | |
| Birds - Collection and preservation | |
| Birds | |
| SCIENCE - Life Sciences - Zoology - General | |
| Birds - Nomenclature | |
| Birds - Classification | |
| Birds - Great Britain | |
| Birds - Europe | |
| Ornithology - Great Britain - History - 19th century | |
| Ornithologists - Great Britain | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Great Britain |
| Europe | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Biographies. |
| Terminology | |
| Records and correspondence | |
| History | |
| Field guides. | |
| Diaries. | |
| Classification | |
| Catalogs and collections. | |
| Biography | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | "Bibliography of Henry Dresser": pages 319-327. |
| Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-318) and indexes. | |
| Nota di contenuto: | 1. Family background and early life -- 2. Texas : the big adventure -- 3. Settling down to business -- 4. Early exploits in ornithological society -- 5. Collecting -- 6. Discovering the birds of Europe. I -- 7. Discovering the birds of Europe. II -- 8. Making The birds of Europe -- 9. A central figure : society life in the 1870s -- 10. The 1880s : the rise of rivalry -- 11. The 1890s : the continuing rise of the British Museum (Natural History) -- 12. Working independently, 1900-5 -- 13. The grand finale : producing Eggs of the birds of Europe -- 14. Time for a change -- 15. Legacies -- Appendix 1. Birds mentioned in the text -- Appendix 2. Birds named by Henry Dresser -- Appendix 3. Birds named after Henry Dresser -- Appendix 4. Publications based on Henry Dresser's collections, 1985-2017. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Henry Dresser and Victorian ornithology |
| ISBN: | 1-5261-1602-2 |
| 1-5261-3230-3 | |
| 1-5261-1601-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910796381003321 |
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