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Before Darwin before Audubon there was Merian An artist turned naturalist known for her botanical illustrations she was born just sixteen years after Galileo proclaimed that the earth orbited the sun But at the age of fifty she sailed from Europe to the New World on a solo scientificnbspexpedition to study insect metamorphosisan unheardof journey for any naturalist at that time much less a woman When she returned she produced a book that secured her reputation only to have it savaged in the nineteenth century by scientists who disdained the work of amateurs nbspExquisitely written and illustrated Chrysalis takes us from goldenage Amsterdam to the Surinam tropics to modern laboratories where Merians insights fuel a new branch of biology Kim Todd brings to life a seventeenthcentury woman whose boldness and vision would still be exceptional today
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Today an entomologist in a laboratory can gaze at a butterfly pupa with a microscope so powerful that the swirling cells on the pupas skin look like a galaxy She can activate a single gene or knock it out What she cant do is discover how the insect behaves in its natural habitatwhich means she doesnt know what steps to take to preserve it from extinction nor how any particular gene may interact with the environment Four hundred years ago a fiftyyearold Dutch woman set sail on a solo scientific expedition to study insect metamorphosis She could not have imagined the routine magic that scientists perform todaybut her absolute insistence on studying insects in their natural habitats was so far ahead of its time that it is only now coming back into favor Chrysalis restores Maria Sibylla Merian to her rightful place in the history of science taking us from goldenage Amsterdam to the Surinam tropics to modern laboratories where Merians insights fuel new approaches to both ecology and genetics
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The masterwork of an entomological pioneer At a time when few women were educated or literate and rarely travelled Germanborn naturalist and artist Maria Sibylla Merian 16471717 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 shared the same life cycle as those she had bred the egg and caterpillar stage In 1699 she sailed for South America with daughter Dorothea the first time any woman had ventured on a journey of exploration on this scale Having evaluated and categorized her specimens in 1705 she published her major work Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium in Dutch and Latin She made 60 copperplate engravings to illustrate the stages of insect development arranged around the cultivated and wild plants she had encountered on her travels With its detailed text and imagery the Metamorphosis is the first work on the natural history of Surinam For 17th century Europeans it was an insight into an unknown world TASCHENs reprint of a handcolored first edition copy includes the complete plates with a commentary by Katharina SchmidtLoske Merian accomplished a pioneering achievement of the modern age Thisnbsppublication pays homage to her work and offers readers an opportunity to appreciate her sumptuous engravings nbsp
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This gorgeously illustrated book presents the life and work of Maria Sibylla Merian who defied the conventions of her time to pursue her passion for documenting the natural world in all its glorious and sometimes ferocious detail After more than fifteen years of marriage to a fellow artist and the birth of two daughters Merian left her husband She began to support herself by selling watercolors of insects fruit and flowers eventually establishing an art business in Amsterdam with her daughters Johanna Helen and Dorothea Maria Merians innovative compositional styledisplaying the life cycle of an insect against the background of its host plantdeveloped out of her own careful and painstakingly recorded observations of insect metamorphoses Ella Rietsma is the first author to attempt to separate Merians work from that of her two daughters who collaborated extensively with their mother Writing in a lively accessible style Reitsma includes newly discovered drawings and fresh biographical details This book coincides with an exhibition of Merians work on view at the J Paul Getty Museum from June 10 through August 31 2008
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This gorgeous collection of flora and fauna illustrations by Germanys famous woman artist Maria Sibylla Merian 16471717 has been mostly hidden from the public eyeuntil now During a trip to Amsterdam in 1719 Peter the Great encountered a collection of watercolors by a littleknown female artist The tsar was entranced by the opulent color exquisite detail and refined lines of the collectionpictures of flowers plants sea creatures and insects each depicted with remarkable scientific accuracy Peter brought the watercolors back to St Petersburg and with them opened Russias first museum After Peters death the paintings were given to the Academy of Sciences where they have resided ever since These remarkable images known as the St Petersburg Watercolors are now available to the public in this beautiful book This volume features fifty fullpage images presented in doublepage spreads with descriptions of the flora and fauna shown The collections remaining one hundred and fortyfour illustrations are also presented in full color accompanied by brief commentary An introductory essay describes the life and work of Maria Sibylla Merian as well as the origins and history of the St Petersburg Watercolors Students of art history bibliophiles and nature lovers alike will delight in these beautifully precise images which are every bit as fascinating as the history behind them
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In the late 17th and early 18th centuries Maria Sibylla Merian emerged as one of the leading researchers on botany and insect life The elegance delicate colours and detailed scientific accuracy captured in her exquisite drawings of flowers are beautifully reproduced in this volume Merians New Book of Flowers first published in 1680 continues to be a source of fascination throughout the world today The Book of Flowers published in Nuremburg between 1675 and 1680 in three volumes of twelve sheets is the first work that Maria Sibylla Merian published and marketed herself Its enormous success encouraged her to reprint and colour all 36 plates adding a preface before publishing it in 1680 as the New Book of Flowers As Merian herself expressed in her foreward the publication was meant to be an inspiration to others In that it may be useful for traveling and painting and for the women to sew and all lovers of art for benefit and joy
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In the late 17th and early 18th centuries Maria Sibylla Merian emerged as one of the leading researchers on botany and insect life The elegance delicate colours and detailed scientific accuracy captured in her exquisite drawings of flowers are beautifully reproduced in this volume Merians New Book of Flowers first published in 1680 continues to be a source of fascination throughout the world today The Book of Flowers published in Nuremburg between 1675 and 1680 in three volumes of twelve sheets is the first work that Maria Sibylla Merian published and marketed herself Its enormous success encouraged her to reprint and colour all 36 plates adding a preface before publishing it in 1680 as the New Book of Flowers As Merian herself expressed in her foreward the publication was meant to be an inspiration to others In that it may be useful for traveling and painting and for the women to sew and all lovers of art for benefit and joy
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Scientist artist and explorer Maria Sibylla Merian 16471717 continues to fascinate with her highly detailed depictions of flowers butterflies and other insects all done with vibrant colors This volume includes many of Merians most beautiful drawings and prints
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This gorgeously illustrated book presents the life and work of Maria Sibylla Merian who defied the conventions of her time to pursue her passion for documenting the natural world in all its glorious and sometimes ferocious detail After more than fifteen years of marriage to a fellow artist and the birth of two daughters Merian left her husband She began to support herself by selling watercolors of insects fruit and flowers eventually establishing an art business in Amsterdam with her daughters Johanna Helen and Dorothea Maria Merians innovative compositional styledisplaying the life cycle of an insect against the background of its host plantdeveloped out of her own careful and painstakingly recorded observations of insect metamorphoses Ella Rietsma is the first author to attempt to separate Merians work from that of her two daughters who collaborated extensively with their mother Writing in a lively accessible style Reitsma includes newly discovered drawings and fresh biographical details This book coincides with an exhibition of Merians work on view at the J Paul Getty Museum from June 10 through August 31 2008
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This gorgeously illustrated book presents the life and work of Maria Sibylla Merian who defied the conventions of her time to pursue her passion for documenting the natural world in all its glorious and sometimes ferocious detail After more than fifteen years of marriage to a fellow artist and the birth of two daughters Merian left her husband She began to support herself by selling watercolors of insects fruit and flowers eventually establishing an art business in Amsterdam with her daughters Johanna Helen and Dorothea Maria Merians innovative compositional styledisplaying the life cycle of an insect against the background of its host plantdeveloped out of her own careful and painstakingly recorded observations of insect metamorphoses Ella Rietsma is the first author to attempt to separate Merians work from that of her two daughters who collaborated extensively with their mother Writing in a lively accessible style Reitsma includes newly discovered drawings and fresh biographical details This book coincides with an exhibition of Merians work on view at the J Paul Getty Museum from June 10 through August 31 2008
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This gorgeous collection of flora and fauna illustrations by Germanys famous woman artist Maria Sibylla Merian 16471717 has been mostly hidden from the public eyeuntil now During a trip to Amsterdam in 1719 Peter the Great encountered a collection of watercolors by a littleknown female artist The tsar was entranced by the opulent color exquisite detail and refined lines of the collectionpictures of flowers plants sea creatures and insects each depicted with remarkable scientific accuracy Peter brought the watercolors back to St Petersburg and with them opened Russias first museum After Peters death the paintings were given to the Academy of Sciences where they have resided ever since These remarkable images known as the St Petersburg Watercolors are now available to the public in this beautiful book This volume features fifty fullpage images presented in doublepage spreads with descriptions of the flora and fauna shown The collections remaining one hundred and fortyfour illustrations are also presented in full color accompanied by brief commentary An introductory essay describes the life and work of Maria Sibylla Merian as well as the origins and history of the St Petersburg Watercolors Students of art history bibliophiles and nature lovers alike will delight in these beautifully precise images which are every bit as fascinating as the history behind them
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Scientist artist and explorer Maria Sibylla Merian 16471717 continues to fascinate with her highly detailed depictions of flowers butterflies and other insects all done with vibrant colors This volume includes many of Merians most beautiful drawings and prints
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Known for her scientific eye for precise detail Maria Sibylla Merian 16471717 spared no expense to collect study and draw an incredible variety of plant and insect specimens This easytouse archive is filled with 153 of her finest blackandwhite engravings of roses lilies and carnations plus more exotic flowersWonderfully accurate illustrations of butterflies caterpillars and other insects are also included An excellent source of horticultural graphics this remarkable collection will be treasured by craftspeople art students and natural historians
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Known for her scientific eye for precise detail Maria Sibylla Merian 16471717 spared no expense to collect study and draw an incredible variety of plant and insect specimens This easytouse archive is filled with 153 of her finest blackandwhite engravings of roses lilies and carnations plus more exotic flowersWonderfully accurate illustrations of butterflies caterpillars and other insects are also included An excellent source of horticultural graphics this remarkable collection will be treasured by craftspeople art students and natural historians
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The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries witnessed a surge in the study of and interest in botanicals that led to some of the greatest books of plant illustration ever made including such outstanding examples as the Hortus Eystettensis work by Maria Sibylla Merian Thorntons Temple of Flora Bankss Florilegium and Sibthorps Flora Graeca Culled from these masterpieces of botanical art this lavishly illustrated new book reproduces one hundred of the most beautiful flower images from this periodnbspAs Celia Fisher explains during this time several developments took place that led to a significant increase in the popularity and output of botanical illustration including the revolution created by the advancement of metal engraving the development of the new Linnaean system for classifying types of plants and the epic voyages of discovery that recorded and collected the exotic plants encountered in remote uncharted lands The historical illustrations presented here are arranged in alphabetical order by flower with an accompanying text that outlines their geographic and botanical origins the derivation of their names and the properties for which they were most valuednbspThis beautiful and informative book will appeal to gardeners and flower lovers as well as readers interested in the history of botany and illustration
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