[SOA] FW: Lloyd Library announces new online exhibit

[Anna Heran]

Dear Colleagues:

 

PLEASE EXCUSE CROSS-POSTINGS

 

The Lloyd Library and Museum is pleased to announce its newest online
exhibit "In Search of Birds at the Lloyd."  While the Lloyd is
well-known for its remarkable collection of botanical and pharmaceutical
resources, perhaps only a handful of people know that its collection
also includes significant holdings on diverse biological subjects.  This
exhibit opens a window onto our vast resources of zoological materials
with a spotlight on ornithology.

 

Birds have long captured our imagination.  People have watched, studied,
and documented bird life for centuries; and, a nice representation of
this scholarship is at the Lloyd.  Ancient zoological texts sit near
20th century ornithological journals.  Works by John James Audubon
complement those by William Bartram and Alexander Wilson.  We also have
books for children, books about local birds, and books dedicated to
feathers, nests, eggs, and skeletons; visitors to this exhibit will see
selections from each.

 

All of the works in this exhibit contain artwork of beautiful birds
drawn by natural history illustrators throughout history, from the
well-known Mark Catesby and Thomas Bewick to the anonymous work found in
ornithological periodicals.  In addition, this exhibit highlights two
fascinating American birds, the Ivory-billed woodpecker and the
Passenger pigeon, and features birds of prey, parrots, and water birds.

 

We invite all interested to take this virtual look into ornithology at
the Lloyd by visiting
http://www.lloydlibrary.org/exhibits/birds/index.html.  Please direct
any comments, questions, or suggestions to webmaster at lloydlibrary.org.
In addition, please feel free to circulate this information to others
who may be interested.

 

Thank you,

Anna

 

 

Anna K Heran

Archivist/IT Specialist

Lloyd Library and Museum and 

Historical Research Center for the Natural Health Movement

917 Plum Street

Cincinnati, OH 45202

513/721-3707

www.lloydlibrary.org

Because the past is the path to the future

 

 

 

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