Maria Sibylla Merian: Pineapple (Ananas) with Surinam Insects

This gorgeously illustrated book presents the life and work of Maria Sibylla Merian, who defied the conventions of her time to pursue her passion for documenting the natural world in all its glorious, and sometimes ferocious, detail. After more than fifteen years of marriage to a fellow artist and the ...more

The artist and scientist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) was born in Frankfurt, Germany, into a middle-class family of publishers and artists. With her meticulous depictions of insect metamorphosis, she raised the standards of natural history illustration and helped give birth to the field of entomology. At the age of fifty-two, ...more

From a beautiful 17th-century botanical publication — all 153 black-and-white images of insects and plants by an artist renowned for her scientific eye and precise detail. The engravings of roses, lilies, carnations, and other plants, as well as butterflies and insects, will be of use to graphic artists, craftspeople, students, ...more

Fine-line images of roses, butterflies, tulips, caterpillars, and other specimens of plant and insect life in elegant full-page compositions. These plates are considered among the finest achievements of a great age of floral painting and the engraver's art. Reprinted from the classic, influential works of the famed artist/entomologist Merian (1647–1717). ...more

Attractive, affordable, and adorable, these miniature versions of popular Prestel titles are perfect gifts. They're packed with color, yet small enough to fit into a pocket. They're as inviting to the eye as they are to the wallet. And there are titles to suit every occasion, taste, and interest. Like ...more

He brought the watercolours back to St Petersburg and with them opened Russia's first museum. After Peter's death, the paintings were given to the Academy of Sciences, where they have resided ever since. ...more

In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, Maria Sibylla Merian emerged as one of the leading researchers on botany and insect life. The elegance, delicate colours, and detailed scientific accuracy captured in her exquisite drawings of flowers are beautifully reproduced in this volume. Merian's New Book of Flowers, first ...more