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THE GILDED CANOPY
BOTANICAL CEILING PANELS OF THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM |
| By: |
Sandra Knapp, Bob Press |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£15.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0565091980 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780565091989 |
| Publisher: |
THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM |
| Pub. date: |
1 November, 2005 |
| Pages: |
168 |
| Description: |
How can a major art collection be on full display to the public, yet never be noticed? The answer is that it is on the ceiling. These painted panels were a key part of the Natural History Museum's original design.With specially commissioned photographs, this book is an insight into one of London's best kept secrets. |
| Synopsis: |
How can a major art collection be on full display to the public, yet never be noticed? The answer is that it is on the ceiling. These painted panels were a key part of the Natural History Museum's original design and are covered in plants of all descriptions, painted in rich colours and finely gilded.'...each one tells a story - plants that have made and broken Empires, been the cause for terrible human suffering, or have brought joy through their beauty...the plants themselves tell stories that bring to life the times in which the Museum was conceived and built - the Victorian age.' From the Preface to "The Gilded Canopy".With specially commissioned photographs showing every single panel and full of intriguing plant histories, this book is a fascinating insight into one of London's best kept secrets. |
| Illustrations: |
colour illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
The Natural History Museum |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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