Natural History Dioramas History, Construction and Educational Role /
This book celebrates dioramas as a unique and essential learning tool for biological education for all. It provides information about their historical development, the technique of taxidermy and diorama construction from the past and the modern developments as well as aspects of interpretation and l...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2015.
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Introduction, Sue Dale Tunnicliffe, London (UK) & Annette Scheersoi, Bonn (D)
- I. History and Features of Natural History Dioramas
- I.1 History of Dioramas, Claudia Kamcke, Braunschweig, & Rainer Hutterer, Bonn (D)
- I.2 Dioramas as historical documents, Rainer Hutterer, Bonn (D)
- I.3 A window on the world – wildlife dioramas, Pat Morris, Ascot (US)
- I.4 Dioramas as constructs of reality: Art, photography, and the discursive space, Geraldine Howie (UK)
- I.5 James Perry Wilson: Shifting paradigms of natural history diorama painting, Michael Anderson, Yale (US)
- II. Resurrecting and Modern Dioramas
- II.1 Dioramas in Natural History Museum – Tools for nature conservation, John Borg, Mdina (MT)
- II.2 Using technology to deepen and extend visitor’s interaction with dioramas, Mark Loveland, Barbara Buckley & Edys Quellmalz, WestEd (US)
- II.3 Displaying Ecological Landscapes by Dioramas - an example provided by Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, Ximin Kang, Zhejiang (CHN)
- II.4 Conservative restoration and reconstruction of historical Natural History Dioramas, Mareike Munsch, Hartmut Schmiese, Aleksandra Angelov, Gunnar Riedel & Jörn Köhler, Darmstadt (D)
- III. Learning at dioramas
- III.1 Dioramas as important tools in biological education, Sue Dale Tunnicliffe & Annette Scheersoi
- III.2 Catching the visitor’s interest, Annette Scheersoi
- III. 3 Naming and narratives at dioramas, Sue Dale Tunnicliffe
- III.4 The evolution of the narrative at natural history dioramas, Alix Cotumaggio, New York (US)
- III.5 Imaginary places: Museum visitor perceptions of habitat dioramas, Phaedra Livingstone, Oregon (US)
- III.6 Habitat dioramas and sense of place: Factors linked to visitors’ feelings about the natural places portrayed in dioramas, Cecilia Garibay & Eric D. Gyllenhaal, Chicago (US)
- III.7 The Human connection: Enactors and the facilitated diorama experience, Kathleen Tinworth, Denver (US)
- III.8 Storytelling and performance in diorama galleries, Keith Dunmall, Birchington on Sea (UK)
- III.9 The diorama as a means for biodiversity education, Martha Marandino, Sao Paolo (Brazil), Marianne Achiam, Copenhagen (DK) & Adriano Oliveira, Sao Paolo (Brazil)
- III.10 Interpreting through drawings, Edward Mifsud, Malta (MT)
- Conclusion, Michael Reiss, London (UK).
