SET Fungi Collected in Shropshire and Other Neighbourhoods & Iconotypes: A Compendium of Butterflies and Moths – Jones's Icones Complete
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SET FUNGI COLLECTED IN SHROPSHIRE AND OTHER NEIGHBOURHOODS & ICONOTYPES: A COMPENDIUM OF BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS – JONES'S ICONES COMPLETE
1. Fungi Collected in Shropshire and Other Neighbourhoods:
A Victorian Woman’s Illustrated Field Notes*
Bibliographic details
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Author: M. F. Lewis (active ca. 1860–1902)
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Editor/Foreword: Patricia O. Kaishian, PhD
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Publisher: Chronicle Books
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Format: Hardcover, 168 pages
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Dimensions: 16 × 21 × 2.4 cm
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ISBN: 978‑1797227412
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Publication date: October 17, 2023
Description
The author, known only by her initials, created vivid visual records of fungi from England and Wales over more than 40 years (1860–1902), primarily focusing on Shropshire and surrounding areas.
The book includes hundreds of meticulously detailed watercolors and drawings, with scientific names, collection dates, and locations noted.
Elegantly bound, this collection – with a foreword by mycologist Dr. Patricia Kaishian – offers a unique intersection of biology and women’s contributions to science in the Victorian era.
2. Iconotypes: A Compendium of Butterflies and Moths – Jones’s Icones Complete
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Author: William Jones (1745–1818)
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Edited by / Introduction / Commentary: Oxford University Museum of Natural History; Introduction by Richard I. Vane‑Wright
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Publisher: Thames & Hudson
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Format: Hardcover, 688 pages
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Dimensions: approx. 20.0 × 25.8 × 6.0 cm
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ISBN: 978‑0500024324
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Publication date: November 9, 2021
Description
This volume is considered the first full publication of Jones’s manuscript – a rich, seven-volume collection of over 760 watercolor illustrations of butterflies and moths from the late 18th century. It includes species from the collections of Joseph Banks and the British Museum.
Enhanced with modern taxonomy, distribution maps, and commentary by leading entomologist Richard Vane‑Wright, this is a visually stunning and scientifically important work.
Titled Iconotypes, the book is ideal for entomologists, art historians, and nature enthusiasts alike.