Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters
Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters

Author: Ella Reitsma

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13:

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"In the 17th century, when insects were called "beasts of the devil", and women were virtually excluded from the field of science, a young German woman named Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) dedicated her life to the study and depiction of the metamorphosis of insects. Merian's extraordinary accomplishments in art and science and those of her most important pupils - her daughters Johanna Helena and Dorothea Maria - will be on view in Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science at the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Center, June 10 - August 31, 2008, the first major exhibition of Merian's work in America. The exhibition will explore various aspects of Merian's career, including her hand-colored publications on flowers and insects, her successful business venture in Amsterdam as a specimen-supplier for the collectors and naturalists, and her extraordinary journey to Suriname and the scientific discoveries that resulted. Specimens of actual insects, including the large Blue Morpho butterfly, will be included in the exhibition alongside Merian's renderings - providing a rare opportunity for scholars, nature lovers, and families to experience European and exotic insects first hand." --Publisher.

Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters
Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters

Author: Ella Reitsma

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13:

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"In the 17th century, when insects were called "beasts of the devil", and women were virtually excluded from the field of science, a young German woman named Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) dedicated her life to the study and depiction of the metamorphosis of insects. Merian's extraordinary accomplishments in art and science and those of her most important pupils - her daughters Johanna Helena and Dorothea Maria - will be on view in Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science at the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Center, June 10 - August 31, 2008, the first major exhibition of Merian's work in America. The exhibition will explore various aspects of Merian's career, including her hand-colored publications on flowers and insects, her successful business venture in Amsterdam as a specimen-supplier for the collectors and naturalists, and her extraordinary journey to Suriname and the scientific discoveries that resulted. Specimens of actual insects, including the large Blue Morpho butterfly, will be included in the exhibition alongside Merian's renderings - providing a rare opportunity for scholars, nature lovers, and families to experience European and exotic insects first hand." --Publisher.

Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters
Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters

Author: Ella Reitsma

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 9789040084591

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"In the 17th century, when insects were called "beasts of the devil", and women were virtually excluded from the field of science, a young German woman named Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) dedicated her life to the study and depiction of the metamorphosis of insects. Merian's extraordinary accomplishments in art and science and those of her most important pupils - her daughters Johanna Helena and Dorothea Maria - will be on view in Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science at the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Center, June 10 - August 31, 2008, the first major exhibition of Merian's work in America. The exhibition will explore various aspects of Merian's career, including her hand-colored publications on flowers and insects, her successful business venture in Amsterdam as a specimen-supplier for the collectors and naturalists, and her extraordinary journey to Suriname and the scientific discoveries that resulted. Specimens of actual insects, including the large Blue Morpho butterfly, will be included in the exhibition alongside Merian's renderings - providing a rare opportunity for scholars, nature lovers, and families to experience European and exotic insects first hand." --Publisher.

Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium 1705
Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium 1705

Author: Maria Sibylla Merian

Publisher: Lannoo Publishers

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789401433785

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This is a full-size facsimile of the magnum opus of Maria Sibylla Merian, a significant contributor to the field of entomology because of her careful observations and documentation of the metamorphosis of the butterfly. Merian, a German naturalist and scientific illustrator, was one of the foremost female scientists of the 17th century. In 1705, she published Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, for which she became famous. No more than 30 copies of this masterwork are left worldwide.

Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots
Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots

Author:

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780761110569

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A guide to gardening for the entire family offers advice on how to plant a pumpkin seed, create theme gardens, and plant a "pizza patch" complete with tomatoes, zucchini, oregano, and basil

Maria Sibylla Merian
Maria Sibylla Merian

Author: Sarah B. Pomeroy

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 2018-02-13

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1947440012

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In 1660, at the age of thirteen, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) began her study of butterfly metamorphosis—years before any other scientist published an accurate description of the process. Later, Merian and her daughter ventured thousands of miles from their home in the Netherlands into the rainforests of South America seeking new and amazing insects to observe and illustrate. Years after her death, Merian’s accurate and beautiful illustrations were used by scientists, including Carl Linnaeus, to classify species, and today her prints and paintings are prized by museums around the world. More than a dozen species of plants and animals are named after Merian. The first Merian biography written for ages 10 and up, this book will enchant budding scientists and artists alike. Readers will be inspired by Merian’s talent, curiosity, and grit and will be swept up in the story of her life, which was adventurous even by today’s standards. With its lively text, quotations from Merian’s own study book, and fascinating sidebars on history, art, and science, this volume is an ideal STEAM title for readers of all ages and interests.

Summer Birds
Summer Birds

Author: Margarita Engle

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2010-04-27

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 0805089373

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The story of a young girl living in the Middle Ages who took the time to observe the life cycle of butteflies--and in so doing disproved a theory that went all the way back to ancient Greece. Includes historical note.

Chrysalis
Chrysalis

Author: Kim Todd

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 0156032996

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Traces the life and work of the pioneering seventeenth-century woman naturalist, discussing her unprecedented solo expedition to study insect metamorphosis in the New World and her role in the establishment of a new branch of biology.

Maria Merian's Butterflies
Maria Merian's Butterflies

Author: Kate Heard

Publisher: Royal Collection Editions

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781909741317

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"In 1699, the German artist and entomologist Maria Sibylla Merian set sail for Suriname, in South America. There she would spend two years studying the animals and plants which she encountered, aiming to explore the life-cycle of insects (then only partially understood). Those studies led to the publication of the Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (the Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname), a luxury volume which brought the wonders of Suriname to Europe."--

The Self-Empowered Woman
The Self-Empowered Woman

Author: Marilyn Murray Willison

Publisher:

Published: 2009-08-28

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781439241868

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The Self-Empowered Woman examines the elements that contribute to the making of a high-achieving woman's life, and will be of interest to readers who wonder how women reach their goals.