Taxidermy; or, The art of collecting, preparing and mounting objects of natural history [by S. Lee].1823 |
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... procure it . There was , besides , only the work of the Abbé Manesse , and the tediousness of the means which he pointed out frightened all those who desired to learn Taxidermy . The Professors of Natural History to the central schools ...
... procure it . There was , besides , only the work of the Abbé Manesse , and the tediousness of the means which he pointed out frightened all those who desired to learn Taxidermy . The Professors of Natural History to the central schools ...
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... these me- thods generally procure small ones only . We can * The French expression is " terre franche ; " any earth also preseve those which have been taken with bird - free from humidity and vegetable matter will do . TAXIDERMY .. 19.
... these me- thods generally procure small ones only . We can * The French expression is " terre franche ; " any earth also preseve those which have been taken with bird - free from humidity and vegetable matter will do . TAXIDERMY .. 19.
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... procure a flat piece of wood to place it on , and keep it erect by means of two iron uprights , such as we have described for the natural skele- tons . * The links of wire above mentioned are insufficient to unite all the bones of large ...
... procure a flat piece of wood to place it on , and keep it erect by means of two iron uprights , such as we have described for the natural skele- tons . * The links of wire above mentioned are insufficient to unite all the bones of large ...
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... intervals of some days . When we feel certain that the animal is dry , we cut the wire which passes from beyond the head , with pincers ; we procure a board or plateau pro- portioned to its size , and make four holes in 17 34 TAXIDERMY .
... intervals of some days . When we feel certain that the animal is dry , we cut the wire which passes from beyond the head , with pincers ; we procure a board or plateau pro- portioned to its size , and make four holes in 17 34 TAXIDERMY .
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... procure in voyages or travels of great length . Naturalists are , without doubt , much indebted to travellers whose interests call them into distant countries , and who , from taste , enrich their own with objects of Natural History ...
... procure in voyages or travels of great length . Naturalists are , without doubt , much indebted to travellers whose interests call them into distant countries , and who , from taste , enrich their own with objects of Natural History ...
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2d Edit animals anoint belly bird bird-lime body bones BOTANY branches Brazilian Empire butterflies caterpillar cervical vertebræ chopped flax claws collection colours cork cotton countries cover crustacea dried eggs enamel Engravings eyes fasten feathers feet fish flesh flower forceps fresh water fruits Geography head hole inches incision insects introduce iron wire Jardin du Roi larvæ layer legs liquor Mammalia manner MEMOIRS method middle mount birds mounted Museum Natural History naturalists neck nests objects opening operation oval pack paper pass Pennine Alps piece pincers plank plants Plates Poem precaution prepared preserve Price procure put into spirits quadrupeds ROBERT SOUTHEY round separate shell skeleton skin species specimens spines spirits of turpentine spirits of wine stuffed tail tail-bearer Taxidermy thick thighs tion travellers tree twist vegetable vertebral column vessel Vols VOYAGE wings wood
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