Take a closer look at the materials and techniques used to create select works from the special exhibition "Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of Enlightenment." Conservation experts and curators delicately outline the physical properties of the objects discussed and explain how their materiality brings the works to life. In this installment, conservator Catherine Badot-Costello examines a book of nature prints, detailing the intricate process that artists used to record plant material for future study. TAKE A CLOSER LOOK: + Explore the Special Exhibition: https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/daretoknow + Johann Michael Seligmann, German. "Die Nahrungs-Gefäße in den Blättern der Bäume: Nach ihrer unterschiedlichen, 1748." (Translation: The Food Vessels in the Leaves of Trees.) Arnold Arboretum Library, Harvard University, GEN Fol. 2 Se4 1748. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/304099#page/3/mode/1up Speaker: + Catherine A. Badot-Costello, Interim Senior Rare Book Conservator, Weissman Preservation Center, Harvard University. Music: Calisson | Clock Ticking. © Blue Dot Sessions. Video: © President and Fellows of Harvard College. Videography: John Neely. For questions related to permission for commercial use of this video, please contact the Department of Digital Imaging and Visual Resources at am_divr@harvard.edu. #exhibition #harvardartmuseums #autumnleaves