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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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.
Albertus Sebas Naturalienkabinett gehört zu den größten naturhistorischen Errungenschaften des 18. Jahrhunderts. Obwohl das Sammeln von Naturexemplaren zu Forschungszwecken in seinem Beruf üblich war, ging die Leidenschaft des in Amsterdam ansässigen Apothekers Albertus Seba (1665-1736) weit über seine Pflichten hinaus. Seine erstaunliche und beispiellose Sammlung von Tieren, Pflanzen und Insekten aus aller Welt erlangte noch zu seinen Lebzeiten internationalen Ruhm.
Nach Jahrzehnten der Sammlertätigkeit gab Seba im Jahr 1731 Illustrationen von jedem einzelnen Exemplar in Auftrag und sorgte für die Veröffentlichung eines vierbändigen Katalogs: von merkwürdigen exotischen Pflanzen über Schlangen, Frösche, Krokodile, Schalentiere, Korallen, Vögel und Schmetterlinge bis hin zu Fantasiewesen wie Hydra und Drache.
Unsere prächtige Reproduktion entstand nach der Vorlage eines seltenen, von Hand kolorierten Originals. Die Einleitung liefert Hintergrundinformationen zur faszinierenden Tradition, der Sebas Kuriositäten angehörten.
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Hardback. Condizione: New. 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. Codice articolo LU-9783836587884
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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. 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. Exotic plants, corals and crocodiles, birds and butterflies. Albertus Seba's extraordinary catalog of natural specimens is not only one of the 18th century's greatest natural history achievements but also one of the most prized natural history books of all time. It is a beautiful tribute to the abundance and diversity of Earth's creatures, Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9783836587884
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