Hello Diana, are you aware of the book, 'Images of Science' by Brian J
Ford? I believe he worked with the BL and the NHM. NESTA might be
another organisation to contact.
Best wishes
Jenny Gristock
Science Journalism, City University
Diana Marques wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I'm a Portuguese science illustrator and recently returned to Europe after
> studying science illustration in the united states and interning in museums
> in Australia and in the US.
>
> I am especially interested in entomological illustration and at the moment
> I'm researching for a presentation on combining science illustration and
> calligraphy for the science illustrator's conference in the Summer.
>
> The Society for the History of Natural History mailing list was highly
> recommended to me and I just joined, hoping to get some suggestions from the
> members.
>
> I'll be spending the first two weeks of April in London. I was hoping you
> could recommend bibliography, authors and places to research in the London
> area. I'm interested in reading and finding images of insects and also of
> all kinds of science illustration (old and contemporary) which might be
> combined with calligraphy.
> I'm in the process of asking permission to visit the manuscript collection
> of the British Library and planning to go to the natural history museum and
> look at its art collection. I would much appreciate if my search could be
> narrowed down to some pieces and authors, according to your suggestions.
>
> Thank you very much in advance for your help.
> Regards,
> Diana
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