Dry storeroom no. 1 :
Fortey, Richard A.
Dry storeroom no. 1 : the secret life of the Natural History Museum / Dry storeroom number one : the secret life of the Natural History Museum Richard Fortey. - London : Harper Perennial, 2008. - ix, 338 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Behind the public facade of any great museum there lies a secret domain : one of unseen galleries. locked doors, priceless specimens and hidden lives. Richard Fortey, former senior paleontologists at London's Natural History Museum, here celebrates its pioneering work -- delving into the scandals and skulduggery that unfolded alongside extraordinary scientific endeavour.
9780007209897
Natural History Museum (London, England)--History.
Natural History Museum (London, England)--Employees.
Dry storeroom no. 1 : the secret life of the Natural History Museum / Dry storeroom number one : the secret life of the Natural History Museum Richard Fortey. - London : Harper Perennial, 2008. - ix, 338 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Behind the public facade of any great museum there lies a secret domain : one of unseen galleries. locked doors, priceless specimens and hidden lives. Richard Fortey, former senior paleontologists at London's Natural History Museum, here celebrates its pioneering work -- delving into the scandals and skulduggery that unfolded alongside extraordinary scientific endeavour.
9780007209897
Natural History Museum (London, England)--History.
Natural History Museum (London, England)--Employees.