Download or read book The Art of Insect Illustration and Threads of Entomological History written by George E. Ball and published by University of Edmonton Libraries. This book was released on 2005-01-17 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This catalogue explores the interrelationship between the science of entomology and the art of illustration by highlighting some of the key holdings of early and classic works on insects in the University of Alberta Library. George E. Ball demonstrates how advances in printing technologies from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries contributed to the developing body of entomological knowledge.