Product Description: One of the most controversial and colourful bishops of nineteenth-century Catholic England, Baines was ahead of his time in developing a broader educational approach in teaching at Ampleforth and Prior Park; he also attempted to establish the first Catholic university in England since the Reformation...read more

Product Description: These fascinating watercolours, now part of the collection of The Natural History Museaum in London, have rarely been seen in colour and are being published here as part of the new Art of Nature series'

Product Description: This is a catalogue of all the manuscript collections held in the Entomological Library of the Natural History Museum. Each entry includes brief biographical details of the author/collector, and a detailed list of the collection, including major correspondents where present...read more

Product Description: A world-wide guide to sources of information on entomology, the study of insects. The text incorporates over 40% more entries and a more comprehensive treatment of the subject than the previous edition and covers such subjects as naming and identifying insects, collecting specimens, the literature of entomology, organizations and new developments...read more