Maria Sibylla Merian : artist, scientist, adventurer /
Pomeroy, Sarah B.,
Maria Sibylla Merian : artist, scientist, adventurer / Sarah B. Pomeroy and Jeyaraney Kathirithamby. - First edition. - 95 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 92-93) and index.
Growing up with art and nature -- Painter, scientist, wife, mother -- Transforming her life -- Danger, discovery, adventure -- Sharing the wonder.
In 1660, at the age of thirteen, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) began her study of butterfly metamorphosis years before any other scientist published an accurate description of the process. Later, Merian and her daughter ventured thousands of miles from their home in the Netherlands into the rainforests of South America seeking new and amazing insects to observe and illustrate.
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Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717 --Juvenile literature.
Women naturalists--Germany--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Natural history illustrators--Germany--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Natural history illustration--History--17th century--Juvenile literature.
Natural history illustration--History--18th century--Juvenile literature.
Flowers in art--Juvenile literature.
Plants in art--Juvenile literature.
Insects in art--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.
Maria Sibylla Merian : artist, scientist, adventurer / Sarah B. Pomeroy and Jeyaraney Kathirithamby. - First edition. - 95 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 92-93) and index.
Growing up with art and nature -- Painter, scientist, wife, mother -- Transforming her life -- Danger, discovery, adventure -- Sharing the wonder.
In 1660, at the age of thirteen, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) began her study of butterfly metamorphosis years before any other scientist published an accurate description of the process. Later, Merian and her daughter ventured thousands of miles from their home in the Netherlands into the rainforests of South America seeking new and amazing insects to observe and illustrate.
9781947440012 1947440012
2017021576
Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717 --Juvenile literature.
Women naturalists--Germany--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Natural history illustrators--Germany--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Natural history illustration--History--17th century--Juvenile literature.
Natural history illustration--History--18th century--Juvenile literature.
Flowers in art--Juvenile literature.
Plants in art--Juvenile literature.
Insects in art--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.