Insect Architecture

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Overview

Insect Architecture by James Rennie is a nonfiction guide to various insects of the Western world. The novel was originally published anonymously in 1830 for the Library of Entertaining Knowledge in London, but was later republished at various locations. One copy of the novel, published at Lily & Wait in Boston, is now housed in University of Pennsylvania’s Kislak Center for Special Collections.

Background

James Rennie

James Rennie was a professor of natural sciences at King's College and was a noted naturalist of his time. He wrote several guides on botany and zoology, mostly for The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

Contents

Insect Architecture contains information on the life, anatomy, and constructions of various insects. It is organized into chapters by species.

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Material Analysis

Insect Architecture is made out of rag paper

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