Albertus Seba. Cabinet of natural curiosities. Ediz. inglese, francese e tedesca

Titolo	Albertus Seba. Cabinet of natural curiosities. Ediz. inglese, francese e tedesca
Autori	Irmgard Musch, Jes Rust, Rainer Willmann
Argomento	Matematica e scienze Biologia, scienze della vita
Collana	BIBLIOTHECA UNIVERSALIS
Editore	Taschen
Formato	Libro: Libro rilegato
Lingua	inglese
Pagine	752
Pubblicazione	04/2015
ISBN	9783836554374

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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. About the series Bibliotheca Universalis — Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!