The herbarium handbook : sharing best practice from across the globe / edited by Nina M.J Davies, Clare Drinkell & Timothy M.A. Utteridge.
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TextPublisher: Richmond, Surrey, UK : Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2023Edition: New editionDescription: ix, 290 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781842467695; 1842467697Subject(s): Herbaria -- Rules and practice | Herbaria -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Herbaria -- Management -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Botanical specimens -- Collection and preservation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Herbiers -- Règlements et procédure | Herbiers -- Guides, manuels, etc | Herbiers -- Gestion -- Guides, manuels, etc | Botanique -- Spécimens -- Collections et conservation -- Guides, manuels, etcGenre/Form: handbooks. | Handbooks and manuals | Guides et manuels.DDC classification: 580.74 LOC classification: QK75 | .H47 2023Summary: The Herbarium Handbook has been an important reference for herbarium collections care and management since it was first published in 1989. This completely new edition draws on standard herbarium practices and personal experience from experts at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, as well as contributions from partners and collaborators around the world, making it a celebration of collective knowledge. The book covers everything needed for contemporary herbarium management, from creating collections, preparing and caring for specimens and managing a herbarium building, through to public engagement and outreach, and features highlights of herbaria from around the world. Highly accessible and adaptable, this richly illustrated handbook is the essential resource and training tool for all botanists, herbarium managers and curators involved in the making and maintenance of herbarium collections.
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"This volume is the first comprehensive revision and update of The Herbarium Handbook that was first published by Kew in 1989."--page ix.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Herbarium Handbook has been an important reference for herbarium collections care and management since it was first published in 1989. This completely new edition draws on standard herbarium practices and personal experience from experts at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, as well as contributions from partners and collaborators around the world, making it a celebration of collective knowledge. The book covers everything needed for contemporary herbarium management, from creating collections, preparing and caring for specimens and managing a herbarium building, through to public engagement and outreach, and features highlights of herbaria from around the world. Highly accessible and adaptable, this richly illustrated handbook is the essential resource and training tool for all botanists, herbarium managers and curators involved in the making and maintenance of herbarium collections.