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Pine Fresh: From the Therapeutic Pine Forest to Toilet Duck
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British, A View of the Pine Woods Above Cannes, 1869 (Watercolour and gumming with pen in brown and blue ink, and scraping out, over graphite on thick, rough, cream wove paper, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection) You read a more detailed account of this which was published by the Continue reading
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William Curtis and the London Botanic Garden
The first challenge with any new research project is working out exactly where to start. I knew three things about the apothecary, William Curtis (1746-1799): 1. He was plant demonstrator at the Chelsea Physic Garden. 2.He had a botanic garden in London. 3. He was the instigator of a popular journal which became known as Continue reading
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Walking the Malago river
While trying to find some photos I took of Victoria park in London a few years ago, I came across this pen and ink sketch of myself and Professor Peter Coates looking intently at the little known Malago River in Bristol. It was part of a fascinating art project by Rebecca Beinart and you can Continue reading
Dr Clare Hickman 