A collection of essays about this most extraordinary C17th woman, artist, traveller and naturalist; looks at her methods and materials, her journey to Suriname, her entomological studies, her patrons and her lasting influence. Many illustrations.
Maria Sibylla Merian: Changing the Nature of Art and Science
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Edition:Hardback978940148533312/09/2022From a Bookshelf nearby
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The story of the first contact between the Haida and other indigenous peoples of the Pacific North West with Europeans - and what came after. Told very powerfully in a graphic form that comb... read more
JAJ: A Haida Manga
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Essays on cultural and artistic exchange in the age of imperialism as European powers vied for domination of the oceanic routes between Asia and the Americas. Illustrated.
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Its second subtitle is "an adventurous history of botany". JG is a scientist and an historian of exploration (his "The Rattlesnake: A Voyage of Discovery to the Coral Sea" was excellent).
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Space: The Human Story
Hardback £22.00