Seba: Cabinet of Natural Curiosities
ISBN-13:
9783836554374
ISBN-10:
3836554372
Edition:
Multilingual
Author:
Rainer Willmann, Irmgard Müsch, Jes Rust
Publication date:
2015
Publisher:
Taschen America Llc
Format:
Hardcover
592 pages
Category:
Themes
,
Arts History & Criticism
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ISBN-13:
9783836554374
ISBN-10:
3836554372
Edition:
Multilingual
Author:
Rainer Willmann, Irmgard Müsch, Jes Rust
Publication date:
2015
Publisher:
Taschen America Llc
Format:
Hardcover
592 pages
Category:
Themes
,
Arts History & Criticism
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Seba: Cabinet of Natural Curiosities (ISBN-13: 9783836554374 and ISBN-10: 3836554372), written by authors
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NOTE: Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 2 x 8 inches; Text in English, French, and German
Spectacular specimens: Albertus Seba's unrivaled catalog of animals, insects and plants 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. Text in English, French, and German
Spectacular specimens: Albertus Seba's unrivaled catalog of animals, insects and plants 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. Text in English, French, and German
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