6. TAMING THE SLIPPERY BEAST

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. List of Tables xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Preface xvii
7. 1. INTRODUCTION 1
8. 2. THE COLLECTION OF NATURE AND THE NATURE OF COLLECTING 12
9. 3. SPEEDUP 42
10. 4. NEW COLLECTORS, NEW COLLECTIONS 102
11. 5. THE FATE OF THE COLLECTIONS 150
12. 6. TAMING THE SLIPPERY BEAST 200
13. 7. BACK TO THE FUTURE 249
14. APPENDIX: METHODOLOGY 267
15. NOTES 271
16. BIBLIOGRAPHY 297
17. INDEX 309