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A butterfly journey : Maria Sibylla Merian, artist and scientist / Boris Friedewald ; translations from the German: Stephan von Pohl.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publisher: Munich ; New York : Prestel, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 143 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 19 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9783791381497
  • 3791381490
Other title:
  • Maria Sibylla Merian, artist and scientist
Uniform titles:
  • Maria Sibylla Merians Reise zu den Schmetterlingen. English
Subject(s):
Contents:
Prologue -- The era -- The start of a lifelong journey -- A child's world -- Life like in a cocoon -- The life of a man is as a flower's -- God, science, and art -- Child of the light -- The whole world in one city -- To Suriname! -- So much never-before-seen life -- Journey's end -- Chronology.
Summary: The amazing story of the life and work of the renowned botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) is told alongside her beautiful illustrations of butterflies in this elegant book. A woman ahead of her time, she was an intrepid explorer, naturalist, scholar, as well as a magnificent artist. This book tells Merian's incredible life story alongside colorful reproductions of her engravings and watercolors of the butterflies she encountered during her lifetime in Germany and the Netherlands, and her seminal trip to the Dutch colony of Surinam. The book recounts her monumental expedition, her work as an advocate for the slave laborers of Suriname, and her important studies of the anatomy and life cycle of the butterfly. Author Boris Friedewald employs Merian's favorite insect as a metaphor for the artist's own pioneering evolution from budding entomologist to educator, activist, and artist.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 769.943 F899 Available 33111008339844
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A woman ahead of her time, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) was an intrepid explorer, naturalist and scholar, as well as a magnificent artist. This lovely, impeccably designed book tells Merian's incredible life story alongside colourful reproductions of her engravings and watercolours of the butterflies she encountered during her lifetime in Germany and the Netherlands and her seminal trip to the Dutch colony of Surinam. The book recounts Merian's monumental expedition, her work as an advocate for the slave laborers of Surinam and her important studies of the anatomy and life cycle of the butterfly. Author Boris Friedewald employs Merian's favourite insect as a metaphor for the artist's own pioneering evolution from budding entomologist to educator, activist and artist. A visual treasure as well as a satisfying read, this exquisite volume is the perfect gift for anyone interested in Merian's amazing life and groundbreaking body of work.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-135).

Prologue -- The era -- The start of a lifelong journey -- A child's world -- Life like in a cocoon -- The life of a man is as a flower's -- God, science, and art -- Child of the light -- The whole world in one city -- To Suriname! -- So much never-before-seen life -- Journey's end -- Chronology.

The amazing story of the life and work of the renowned botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) is told alongside her beautiful illustrations of butterflies in this elegant book. A woman ahead of her time, she was an intrepid explorer, naturalist, scholar, as well as a magnificent artist. This book tells Merian's incredible life story alongside colorful reproductions of her engravings and watercolors of the butterflies she encountered during her lifetime in Germany and the Netherlands, and her seminal trip to the Dutch colony of Surinam. The book recounts her monumental expedition, her work as an advocate for the slave laborers of Suriname, and her important studies of the anatomy and life cycle of the butterfly. Author Boris Friedewald employs Merian's favorite insect as a metaphor for the artist's own pioneering evolution from budding entomologist to educator, activist, and artist.

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