The Flowering of Ecology - Maria Sibylla Merian's Caterpillar Book (Hardcover)

The Flowering of Ecology presents an English translation of Maria Sibylla Merian's 1679 'caterpillar' book, Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung und sonderbare Blumen-Nahrung. Her processes in making the book and an analysis of its scientific content are presented in a historical context. Merian raised insects for five decades, recording the food plants, behavior and ecology of roughly 300 species. Her most influential invention was an 'ecological' composition in which the metamorphic cycles of insects (usually moths and butterflies) were arrayed around plants that served as food for the caterpillars. Kay Etheridge analyzes the 1679 caterpillar book from the viewpoint of a biologist, arguing that Merian's study of insect interactions with plants, the first of its kind, was a formative contribution to natural history. Read Kay Etheridge's blogpost on "Art Herstory". See inside the book.

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Emergence of Natural History, 3
Release date:	December 2020
First published:	2021
Authors:	Kay Etheridge
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	386
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-28479-1
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1600 to 1800 > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > Plant ecology Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Invertebrates > Insects (entomology) Books > History > European history > General Promotions
LSN:	90-04-28479-6
Barcode:	9789004284791

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