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'Also “quite exceptional”, he said, was that Merian took the entire book production process “into her own hands”, from the voyage to Suriname to the commercialisation of the work, which was sold to merchants and scientists across Europe.' 1/2
How a little-known 17th-century female scientist changed our understanding of insects
Maria Sibylla Merian’s beautiful and disturbing illustrations, which shaped how we look at the natural world, will be on show at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2024 at 10:38 AM
'Also “quite exceptional”, he said, was that Merian took the entire book production process “into her own hands”, from the voyage to Suriname to the commercialisation of the work, which was sold to merchants and scientists across Europe.' 1/2
Hello, Bluesky world 👋
September 1, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Hello, Bluesky world 👋