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    A Butterfly Journey

    Maria Sibylla Merian. Artist and Scientist

    Author Boris Friedewald
    Hardcover
    $18.95 US
    Prestel Publishing | Prestel
    5.69"W x 7.5"H x 0.69"D   | 13 oz | 24 per carton
    On sale Jul 16, 2015 | 144 Pages | 9783791381497
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    The amazing story of the life and work of the renowned botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian is told alongside her beautiful illustrations of butterflies in this charming and elegant book. A woman ahead of her time, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717) was
    an intrepid explorer, naturalist, scholar, as well as a magnificent
    artist. This lovely, impeccably designed 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
    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 favorite 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.

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    The amazing story of the life and work of the renowned botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian is told alongside her beautiful illustrations of butterflies in this charming and elegant book. A woman ahead of her time, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717) was
    an intrepid explorer, naturalist, scholar, as well as a magnificent
    artist. This lovely, impeccably designed 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
    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 favorite 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.

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