Cabinet of Natural Curiosities - Multilingual Edition

ISBN: 9783836569064 Categorii: Diverse, Diverse. An apariție: 2020 Autor: Albertus Seba, Irmgard Musch, Jes Rust, Rainer Willmann Editură: Taschen GmbH Tip copertă: Hardcover Număr pagini: 592 Stoc: Stoc limitat

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The Cabinet of Natural Curiosities is one of the 18th century's greatest natural history achievements and remains one of the most prized natural history books of all time. Though scientists of his era often collected natural specimens for research purposes, Amsterdam-based pharmacist Albertus Seba (1665-1736) was unrivaled in his passion. His amazing collection of animals, plants, and insects from all around the world earned him international fame.

In 1731, after decades of collecting, Seba commissioned careful and often scenic illustrations of every specimen. With these meticulous drawings, he arranged for the publication of a four-volume catalog, covering the entire collection from strange and exotic plants to snakes, frogs, crocodiles, shellfish, corals, birds, and butterflies, as well as creatures that are now extinct.

Taken from a rare hand-colored original, the best-selling collection features an introduction that contextualizes the fascinating tradition of natural collections to which Seba's curiosities belonged.

Language: English, French, German.

Limba
Engleza
Autor
Albertus Seba, Irmgard Musch, Jes Rust, Rainer Willmann
Data Publicarii
2020
Editura
Taschen GmbH
Latime
24.5
Inaltime
37.2
Grosime
4.4
Greutate
4644
Tip Coperta
Hardcover
Nr Pag
592
Subtitlu
The Complete Plates in Colour 1734-1765
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