Collected Item: “Bees in the Collections”
Contributing Organisation
Contribution Title
Bees in the Collections
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The University of Reading houses one of the largest collections of bee-related material in the United Kingdom. The works contained within provide vital insights into historic social and political perceptions of the world’s most important pollinators. This online exhibition showcases some of the most significant apian-related works, held by the University and beyond, from the sixteenth to the twentieth century which demonstrate how social and cultural perceptions of bees and hives changed as British society evolved.
The online exhibition curated by Olivia Blackburn, as part of a student project, ‘Bees in the Collections’, which was supervised by Professor Helen Parish and Dr Rohan Deb Roy from the Department of History, University of Reading.
The online exhibition curated by Olivia Blackburn, as part of a student project, ‘Bees in the Collections’, which was supervised by Professor Helen Parish and Dr Rohan Deb Roy from the Department of History, University of Reading.
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An early 20c colour zoological illustration of five bees. Call number: COWAN BEE PAMPHLET--BOX 40/09
Content Type
Online Exhibition
Subject (1)
History of Science
Subject (2)
Agricultural History
Subject (3)
Imperial and Colonial History
Geographical Area (1)
Britain and Ireland
Geographical Area (2)
Asia
Time Period
16th-17th Century
Time Period (2)
18th-19th Century
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Food History
Contribution URL
https://collections.reading.ac.uk/special-collections/explore/online-exhibitions/bees-in-the-collections/