Chrysalis
Subtitle: Maria Sibylla Merian and the secrets of metamorphosis
By: Kim Todd.
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9781845114312
Subjects: Merian, Maria Sibylla, -- 1647-1717; Insects -- Metamorphosis; Women naturalists -- Germany -- Biography; Natural history -- Europe -- History -- 17th century
Genres: Biography.
Description: Before Darwin, before Audubon, before Gilbert White, there was Merian, an artist turned naturalist, known for her botanical illustrations. This work takes us from golden-age Amsterdam to the Surinam tropics to modern laboratories where Merian's insights fuel a fresh branch of biology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [302]-316) and index.