Flowers, Butterflies and Insects by Maria Sibylla Merian

Flowers, Butterflies and Insects by Maria Sibylla Merian

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Exquisite fine-line royalty-free images of flowers, plants, and insect life in elegant full-page compositions. Reprinted from the illustrated works of the famed artist/entomologist, with new English captions.

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Flowers, Butterflies and Insects by Maria Sibylla Merian

Fine-line images of roses, butterflies, tulips, caterpillars, and other specimens of plant and insect life in elegant full-page compositions. These plates are considered among the finest achievements of a great age of floral painting and the engraver's art. Reprinted from the classic, influential works of the famed artist/entomologist Merian (1647–1717). New English captions.
Maria Sibylla Merian (geboren 2. April 1647 in Frankfurt am Main, gestorben 13. Januar 1717 in Amsterdam). Sie war eine Naturforscherin und Kü¾˜¶˜¼nstlerin. Nach Abschluss ihres zweijü¾†”¼hrigen Aufenthaltes im sü¾˜¶˜¼damerikanischen Kü¾˜¶˜¼stenstaat Surinam verü¾¦˜¼ffentlichte sie ihr Hauptwerk Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, das die Kü¾˜¶˜¼nstlerin weltberü¾˜¶˜¼hmt machte. Wegen ihrer genauen Beobachtungen und Darstellungen zur Metamorphose der Schmetterlinge gilt sie als wichtige Wegbereiterin der modernen Insektenkunde (Entomologie).
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ISBN 13 9780486266367
ISBN 10 0486266362
Title Flowers, Butterflies and Insects
Author Maria Sibylla Merian
Series Dover Pictorial Archive
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Dover Publications Inc.
Year published 2003-03-28
Number of pages 160
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.