Displaying 1 of 1 2018 Format: Book Author: Pomeroy, Sarah B., author. Title: Maria Sibylla Merian : artist, scientist, adventurer / Sarah B. Pomeroy and Jeyaraney Kathirithamby. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, [2018] [New York?] : Distributed in North America by Abrams ©2018 Description: 95 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm Summary: In 1660, at the age of thirteen, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) began her study of butterfly metamorphosis years before any other scientist published an accurate description of the process. Later, Merian and her daughter ventured thousands of miles from their home in the Netherlands into the rainforests of South America seeking new and amazing insects to observe and illustrate. Subjects: Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717 -- Biography. Women naturalists -- Germany -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Natural history illustrators -- Germany -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. Women naturalists -- Biography. Natural history illustrators -- Juvenile literature. Natural history illustration -- Juvenile literature. Insects in art -- Juvenile literature. Flowers in art -- Juvenile literature. Plants in art -- Juvenile literature. Genre: Biographies. Other Author: Kathirithamby, Jeyaraney, author. J. Paul Getty Museum, issuing body. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 92-93) and index. Contents: Growing up with art and nature -- Painter, scientist, wife, mother -- Transforming her life -- Danger, discovery, adventure -- Sharing the wonder. LCCN: 2017021576 ISBN: 9781947440012 1947440012 Other Number: 987591550 Tri-County Owned: 1 # Tri-County items in: 1 Place Hold Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Explore recommendations and reviews Map It Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
