Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781845114312 (1845114310)
Publish date: January 1st 2007
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
This is a lovely biography of an early female scientist, by an author who clearly put a lot of care and interest into learning about Maria Sibylla Merian and her work. Born in Germany in the mid-17th century, Merian trained as an artist but was fascinated by the metamorphosis of insects from childho...
This book was a bit dry. I was hoping for a richer history to go along with all the bug talk.
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