Seba. Cabinet of Natural Curiosities. 45th Ed.: Das Naturalienkabinett Le Cabinet des curiosites naturelles; Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri 1734-1765 - Rilegato

Müsch, Irmgard; Rust, Jes; Willmann, Rainer

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ISBN 10: 3836587882 ISBN 13: 9783836587884

Casa editrice: TASCHEN, 2022

Riassunto

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 unrivalled in his passion. His amazing collection of animals, plants and insects from all around the world gained international fame during his lifetime.

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 now extinct creatures.

This reproduction is taken from a rare, hand-colored original. The introduction supplies background information about the fascinating tradition of natural collections to which Seba’s curiosities belonged.

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Informazioni sugli autori

Irmgard Müsch, nata nel 1967, ha studiato storia dell’arte, storia e archeologia classica a Magonza e Berlino. La sua tesi di dottorato (1999) esamina la Kupfer-Bibel di Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, un commento scientifico alla Bibbia riccamente illustrato e risalente al primo XVIII secolo. Ha scritto e pubblicato di arte del XVIII e XX secolo e di illustrazioni scientifiche.

Jes Rust, nato nel 1963, ha studiato geologia, paleontologia e zoologia a Gottinga e Kiel. Le sue tesi vertono sull’evoluzione delle conchiglie fossili che abitavano le acque della Grecia preistorica. Assistente all’Istituto di zoologia di Gottinga tra il 1993 e il 1999, nel 2001 è diventato professore di paleontologia degli invertebrati e filogenesi degli insetti all’università di Bonn.

Rainer Willmann è professore di zoologia all’Università di Gottinga, direttore del suo museo di zoologia e co-fondatore del suo centro di ricerca per la biodiversità e l’ecologia. Specialista di filogenesi ed evoluzione, è ricercatore nel settore della biodiversità e della sua storia.

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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 gained international fame during his lifetime.

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 now extinct creatures.

This reproduction is taken from a rare, hand-colored original. The introduction supplies background information about the fascinating tradition of natural collections to which Seba’s curiosities belonged.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: TASCHEN
• Data di pubblicazione: 2022
• Lingua: Lingue multiple
• ISBN 10: 3836587882
• ISBN 13: 9783836587884
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 512
• Redattore: TASCHEN
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