Take a guided tour around a museum, looking at all kinds of artefacts & exhibitions along the way. There are Egyptian carvings, fossilised dinosaur remains, vintage computer games & more to discover. With quizzes, puzzles, colouring activities & more, this activity book is a fun & interactive way to learn about all the things museums have to offer. ...

The Museum of London exists to inspire a passion for London. As the single most important source of knowledge on the nation's capital, it is uniquely both a national & local museum. Over a million objects are held in the Museum's stores, cared for by curators & conservators who are all leaders in their field. This, the official guide to the Museum of London, covers all aspects of social, cultural & political life in London from the first prehistoric settlements, right up to its present position as a financial & artistic world city. By selecting significant pieces of ceramics, jewellery, paintings, photographs, printed ephemera, sculpture & a range of commercial, industrial & domestic items from the entire collection, this book conveys the sheer size & variety of the Museum's holdings. With specially commissioned colour photographs & monochrome archival prints, it dramatically displays every aspect of London life. ...

General map of Switzerland plus a guide from the Association of Swiss Museums. The guide is only in the four official Swiss languages. The map is a reduction of the 1:200, 000 survey mapping, retaining the same cartographic information. It is, therefore, very detailed but has rather small print, which makes it more suitable for reference than for driving. An overprint highlights museums & art collections. Map legend is in German, French & Italian only. ...

General map of Switzerl&, produced in cooperation with the Association of Swiss Museums, with an overprint highlighting museums & art collections. The base map is a reduction of the 1:200, 000 mapping, retaining the same information. The map is, therefore, very detailed but has rather small print, which makes it more suitable for reference than for driving. Map legend is in German, French & Italian only. The map comes in a plastic wallet with a separate booklet listing all the monuments alphabetically by canton. Information about each place is given in the main language of the locality. The booklet also

Includes:: 29 town plans or 1:25, 000 maps showing particularly interesting areas in greater detail. This map is also available as a set together with the official Guide to Swiss Museums, published by the association.

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Museums & Galleries of London contains floor plans of all major museums & galleries, detailed reviews of all the museums & galleries in London & the surrounding area. There are also reviews of all the major commercial galleries, fetails of the capital's archives, libraries & art degree shows. This fourth edition has been entirely updated & remains the only comprehensive guide to both museums & galleries in the capital. ...

The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look & updated material. This is the perfect pocket guide for nature & foraging enthusiasts keen to identify the most commonly found mushrooms & toadstools in Britain & northern Europe. Authoritative text, beautiful photographs & detailed illustrations show the distinguishing features of each mushroom & toadstool, including details of size, habitat & when it can be found, whether it is edible or poisonous & most importantly, which similar species it can be confused with & why. This new edition builds on the strengths of the unrivalled original, now expanded to include over 240 species of mushroom & toadstool. ...

Philip`s Guide to Mushrooms & Toadstools of Britain & Northern Europe is an easy-to-use identification guide to more than 400 of the larger fungi found in Britain & Northern Europe. This practical field guide contains accurate, full-colour illustrations of each of the featured species, with important distinguishing characteristics labelled. A cross-section of each specimen is also provided, together with a drawing of a spore. A detailed illustrated key allows the user to identify a specimen & points to the appropriate place in the book for further information. The text gives detailed yet accessible information for each species. Details include: habitat, season, frequency, cap size, shape & colour, gill colour & structure; stem shape & colour; spore colour & size. The author highlights the most distinctive features of each species, so that even a brief glance at the text can provide key information quickly in the field. Clear symbols indicate whether a species is edible or poisonous. The introduction to the book acquaints the reader with the world of mushrooms & toadstools from botanical, taxonomic & economic points of view, & contains sections on collection & identification, as well as on poisonous species & the use of mushrooms in cooking. Philip`s Guide to Mushrooms & Toadstools of Britain & Northern Europe is suitable for the naturalist, the collector & the student alike. ...

This indispensable guide to the Mushrooms of Britain & Europe is part of the new Black's Nature Guide series. Over 450 species of mushroom are covered, each beautifully illustrated with detailed paintings & clear photographs. The images not only show you what the mushroom looks like in its habitat, but also focus in on specific features to aid identification. Clear & concise information is provided, such as the season of the mushroom, whether it is edible & preferred habitat. ...

The culmination of over thirty years` work, this authoritative & superbly illustrated reference work is packed with the most up-to-date information & original photographs. Set to become the essential illustrated mycological encyclopedia for the next 25 years, this book is also clear, user friendly & will appeal to a wide range of readers. Unsurpassed in both illustrative & descriptive detail, Mushrooms contains over 1, 250 photographs, often showing the specimens in various stages of growth, & including all the latest botanical & common names as well as current ecological information on endangered species. Having sold more than 750, 000 copies in Europe of his previous title on mushrooms, Roger Phillips` new book once again sets the benchmark. Quite simply, nobody with an interest in the subject can afford to be without this book. ` Roger Phillips has written the best mushroom book I know: the sublime taxonomic accuracy of his descriptions & photographs, combined with an evangelical & infectious passion for the subject, will make an instant mycophile of anyone who picks it up.` Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall `A masterpiece of identification.` David Bellamy ...

A celebration of mushrooms & fungi
- from folklore to foraging. Plus a collection of more than 65 deeply delicious recipes where
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