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Rare books
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/rare-books/The Research Library holds a significant collection of rare books. This collection is regularly used in the work of Museum scientists.
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William Matthew Hart (1830-1908)
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/william-matthew-hart-1830-1908/William Hart had a predilection for intense colours, an attribute that would have pleased Gould. Though he commenced medical training, Hart was forced to abandon his studies due to lack of finance. He then turned to making his living as a colourer.
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Gabriel Bayfield (1781-1870), Gould's colourer
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/gabriel-bayfield-1781-1870-goulds-colourer/Gabriel Bayfield was employed as Gould's primary colourist for 30 years. The quality of Bayfield's work was praised by leading naturalists of the time.
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John Gould - the age of collecting
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/the-age-of-collecting/Learn more about how historical context shaped Gould's success in the field of natural history.
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Henry Constantine Richter (about 1821-1902)
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/henry-constantine-richter-about-1821-1902/Henry Constantine Richter came from a family of renowned artists and artisans and was an excellent draughtsman and lithographer.
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John Gould the artist
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/gould-the-artist/As an artist, John Gould's skills were limited.
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John Gould the publisher
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/gould-the-publisher/John Gould was an immensely successful publisher. Over the course of his lifetime he produced 21 titles, 15 of which were folio sets consisting of 49 volumes containing 2999 unique plates.
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Edwin Charles Prince
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/edwin-charles-prince/Gould also relied very heavily on his personal secretary Edwin Prince, who was responsible for managing the day-to-day affairs of Gould's business.
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Josef Wolf (1820-1899)
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/josef-wolf-1820-1899/Gould in his later years was reputed to say that 'there was only one man in the world who could do justice to a splendid creature such as a pheasant, and that was Mr Wolf.' (Lambourne, M (1987), John Gould: Bird Man. Osberton Productions, Milton Keynes, p. 105.)
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Weaving Woman by Genevieve Stewart
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/weaving-woman/A newly acquired illustration by Kuku Yalanji artist Genevieve Stewart is a powerful statement on memory, resilience and strength of First Nations peoples.
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Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs
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