Wonderen der Natuur
Subtitle: In de Menagerie van Blauw Jan te Amsterdam, zoals gezien door Jan Velten rond 1700 / Wonders of Nature, in the Menagerie of Blauw ... as observed by Jan Velten around 1700
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: August 13, 1998
Language: eng; dut
Format: CD-ROM
Number of pages: 124
ISBN-13: 9783540146629
Subjects: Drawing & drawings; History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600; Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides; Watercolours; Geschichte, Biologie; Medical / General; Medizingeschichte; Riesen; Zeichnungen, wissenschaftliche; Zwerge; Zwillinge; drawings, scientific; dwarfs; giants; history medicine; General; Life Sciences - Botany; Life Sciences - Zoology - General; Medical; Science
Description: Reproduction of the manuscript from around 1700 by Jan Velten describing the menagerie of exotic animals and people at the inn "Blauw Jan" from 1685 to 1784. Includes pencil drawings, aquarelles and gouaches, with descriptive text.