Maria Merian's Butterflies Kate Heard
Publisher: Royal Collection Trust

Maria Sibylla Merian, also known as Anna Maria Sibylla (born April 2, she depicted in detail the metamorphosis of moths and butterflies. Maria Sibylla Merian's work fought superstition and societal norms. Engle, Margarita (author).Illustrated by Julie PaschkisApr. Hardback, 192 pages, 190 × 150 mm 150 colour illustrations. Vine branch and black grapes (Vitis vinifera) with moth, caterpillar and chrysalis of gaudy sphinx (Eumorpha labruscae). Booklist Online Book Review: Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian. Maria Merian's Butterflies: The Illustrated Story of How a 17th-Century Woman Forever Changed the Course of Science Through Art. Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian: Amazon.de: Margarita Engle, Julie Paschkis: Fremdsprachige Bücher. Aug 3, 2014 - 2 min - Uploaded by Deidre BlackThis is a booktalk I did for my SLIS course at the University of North Texas. Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717). Maria Sibylla Merian was a pioneering naturalist and scientific illustrator (or, if you prefer, you could call her a botanic artist). While putting together the annual omnibus of the. Maria Merian's Butterflies – the illustrated story of how a 17th-century woman forever changed the course of science through art. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian at Amazon.com. A heartening homage to a courageous woman who fought superstition with science and love. Maria Sibylla Merian was a Naturalist, Entymologist and Botanical Illustrator and is rated as being Her classification of butterflies and moths is still used today.