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Frankfurt: Taschen, 2009. First thus. Folio (14" x 10"). Near fine. Maria Sibylla Merian. From the publisher: The masterwork of an entomological pioneer At a time when few women were educated or literate and rarely travelled German-born naturalist and artist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) made history with her studies of insects in Surinam. Trained as a copperplate engraver and watercolorist, she documented the metamorphosis of butterflies, laying the foundation for modern entomology. What Merian observed when breeding native species of butterfly triggered her curiosity, and spurred her to further investigation; the development from ovum, via larva and chrysalis, to adult butterfly was not fully understood in the 17th century. And not every pupa developed into a butterfly, which puzzled Merian for a long time. On seeing a collection of butterflies from Dutch Guiana, modern Surinam, she decided to study tropical flora and fauna, to discover whether the moths and butterflies she saw in collections…
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Insects of Surinam/Die Insekten Surinams/Les Insectes de Surinam: Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium 1705 Hardcover - 2009
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- Title Insects of Surinam/Die Insekten Surinams/Les Insectes de Surinam: Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium 1705
- Author Katharina Schmidt-Loske
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st Edition
- Pages 200
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Taschen, Koln
- Date 2009
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9783822852781 / 3822852783
- Weight 3.45 lbs (1.56 kg)
- Dimensions 13.64 x 10.12 x 0.98 in (34.65 x 25.70 x 2.49 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code 595.709
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Hong Kong / Koln: Taschen, 2009. 2009 Taschen Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Folio. 10 x 13.75 in. 192 pp. Illustrated with color reproductions of art by Merian. Very good in original paper-covered boards, light bumping to covers and a slightly sunned cloth spine. Text in English, German, and French. Heavy volume, extra postage may apply if beyond media rate.
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