Project Gutenberg 2008-07-09 Public domain in the USA. 282 Browne, Montagu 1837 1923 Browne, Alexander Montagu 04009008 Practical taxidermy : $b a manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. Reading ease score: 60.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jon Richfield "Practical Taxidermy" by Montagu Browne is a manual of instruction for amateurs written in the late 19th century. The book provides detailed guidelines on collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens, along with a chapter on the pictorial arrangement of museums. It aims to demystify the art of taxidermy for enthusiasts and includes practical tips and technical methods, emphasizing the importance of skill and patience in achieving beautiful results. The opening of the work presents a preface discussing the author’s intent to revise and expand upon the first edition, citing feedback from students of the art. Browne expresses his desire to share knowledge that has often been kept secretive among professionals, highlighting that anyone with dedication can learn taxidermy. The first chapter introduces the history and progress of taxidermy, tracing its origins to ancient Egypt and detailing various techniques used throughout history. The author also critiques earlier practices of taxidermy, setting the stage for more modern and artistic approaches to the craft. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Taxidermy QL Text Animals-Wild-Trapping Crafts Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Other 858973 847633 2024-10-11T08:17:26.261151 2023-09-11T10:56:17.182360 text/html text/html 831190 2008-07-09T14:45:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 8483276 2008-07-09T14:46:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 5074730 2024-10-11T08:18:26.789317 application/epub+zip 5085672 2024-10-11T08:17:54.599013 application/epub+zip 378590 2024-10-11T08:17:29.278134 application/epub+zip 12765166 2024-10-11T08:18:35.350267 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 698626 2024-10-11T08:18:02.147480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 534999 2022-09-12T07:29:45.704885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 775654 775379 2024-10-11T08:17:24.442144 2023-09-11T10:56:15.568372 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 775583 2008-07-09T14:45:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 291646 2008-07-09T14:46:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 775575 2008-07-09T14:45:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 291561 2008-07-09T14:46:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22090 2024-10-11T08:18:35.500275 application/rdf+xml 18484 2024-10-11T08:17:29.881099 image/jpeg 4009 2024-10-11T08:17:29.585101 image/jpeg 8600173 2024-10-11T08:17:26.810354 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog