This fascinating book gives readers a rare window into the little-known

and fantastic beings adorn the terracotta vessels of the ancient Greeks in the Mediterranean

this volume is groundbreaking for its diverse methodological range that illuminates artistic taste and flourishing art commerce at the turn of the nineteenth century

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53 b/w illustrations

Anna Atkins: Photographer, Naturalist, Innovator gift guide getty creations This fascinating book gives readersCorey Keller Learn about the life of Anna Atkins, the pioneering photographer who combined art and science to create the first photographically illustrated book. Step into the world of Anna Atkins (17991871), perhaps the worlds first female photographer and a pioneer of the medium. She lived an existence full of heartache and triumph, from her mothers death when Atkins was an infant to her publication of multiple photographic books as an adult. After