We are asked fairly regularly if items from Special Collections can be used in television programmes. Recently, the BBC filmed some of the beautiful 18th century red chalk drawings and engravings that William Hunter commissioned for his great work The… Read More ›
The Temple of Flora, the third and final part of Thornton’s New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus is probably the most sumptious and renowned of all great flower books. It contains thirty-one plates, produced by a… Read More ›
This beautiful illustration is taken from John Gould’s five volume folio Birds of Great Britain , one of many treasures held by Special Collections within the University Library. The naturalist John Gould has been called the greatest figure in bird… Read More ›
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