Mary Anning: Pioneer of Fossil Discovery on the Jurassic Coast
Few figures in the history of science have captured the relationship between observation, perseverance, and imagination as vividly as palaeontologist…
Elizabeth Blackwell’s Curious Herbal: The Art and Science of Women in Botany
Elizabeth Blackwell’s Curious Herbal represents a landmark in eighteenth-century botanical illustration, natural science, and visual culture. Trained as an artist…
Women in Botany: The Art and Science of Botanical Illustration
The Role of Women in Botanical illustration Throughout history, women have played a vital yet often overlooked role in documenting…
Seashell Patterns: Shell Motifs from a Japanese Design Book
Japanese Seashell Patterns Conchology—the study of shells—began as an Enlightenment-era craze in Europe, with shells collected as exotic treasures from…
Women in Mycology: The Mushroom Ladies of the Victorian Age
The women in mycology played a crucial, yet too often overlooked, role in establishing the field during the Victorian period.…
Mushroom Illustrations: History of Mycology Art
By the time Anna Maria Hussey’s seminal publication, Illustrations of British Mycology, was published between 1847 and 55, the history…
Maria Merian’s Metamorphosis: The Transformation of Butterflies and Insects
Maria Merian’s Metamorphosis Throughout history, the stories of remarkable women who defied societal norms are often outnumbered by the narratives…
Art of Anatomy: A History of Anatomical Illustration
Art of Anatomy: A History of Anatomical Illustration The art of anatomy sits at the unique intersection of rigorous scientific…
Urania’s Mirror: The Art of Astronomy
Urania’s MIrror: The Art of Astronomy One of the oldest natural sciences in the world, astronomy has an enduring hold…
Anna Atkins’ Cyanotypes: Botanical Sun Photographs
Anna Atkins’ cyanotypes artfully blend the worlds of botany and photography. Creating a collection of Prussian blue impressions that would…
