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Get ready for an encounter with one of the world's most extraordinary collections, captured in an array of startling photographs. Astonishing to look at, the massed ranks of jars and tanks in all shapes and sizes with their fascinating, sometimes shocking, contents are the fruit of centuries of scientific exploration to all parts of the globe. But more than that, these long dead animals are actually helping improve the chances of survival for their modern descendants.The images of the plants and animals vary from a Komodo Dragon to plankton, snakes to brittle stars. Zoologists Roger Lincoln and Phil Rainbow give a lively insight to the specimens, explaining the details of preservation and highlighting how much of our planet's biodiversity still awaits recognition and taxonomic description. They show why this collection is used by scientists from all around the world, and reveal just why it is so vital to modern science and the study of biodiversity.
Find visual inspiration and intellectual stimulation in this stunning showcase of contemporary type design. Typography is the foundation of visual communication, shaping everything from branding and editorial layouts to digital interfaces and environmental graphics. Fine Specimens is an exquisitely
Curated by renowned type designer Tobias Frere-Jones, this collection features fifty postcards drawn from his extraordinary personal collection of type specimen books. These stunning cards feature typography from four countries: the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany.
Set in 1828 Edinburgh, a fictional telling of the lives of two women, both closely connected to the people and events taking place surrounding William Burke and William Hare's serial killings.
The book presents 60 "species" from the imagination of author and illustrator, A.W. Bainbridge, taken from a fictional manuscript by the Reverend Jack
