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MERIAN (MARIA SIBYLLA) Erucarum ortus, alimentum et paradoxa metamorphosis, Amsterdam, Johannes Oosterwijk, [c.1718]
23 March 2022, 12:00 GMT
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MERIAN (MARIA SIBYLLA)
Erucarum ortus, alimentum et paradoxa metamorphosis, engraved allegorical frontispiece by and after Simon Schijnovoet, portrait of Maria Merian engraved by J. Houbraken, engraved armorial headpiece opening dedication, 3 engraved decorative sectional titles, 150 engraved plates, spotting and browning (occasionally quite heavy), early vellum, gilt morocco spine label [Nissen ZBI 1342; Landwehr 135], small 4to (210 x 155mm.), Amsterdam, Johannes Oosterwijk, [c.1718]
Footnotes
Maria Sibylla's Merian's important work on European entomology, the plates depicting butterflies and grubs in juxtaposition with flowers and blossoms. This first Latin edition appeared the year after her death in 1717, the publisher Johannes Oosterwijk having purchased the plates from Maria's daughter Dorothea.