Search Results: Natural history from Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko

Washington: National Gallery of Art, 2008 4to (28.5 cm), 279 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (minor shelf-wear, bookplate). "Making knowledge visible" is how one 16th-century naturalist described the work of the illustrator of botanical treatises. Presenting images found throughout Europe in works on natural history, medicine, botany, horticulture, and garden design, and studies of insects, birds, and animals, the contributors emphasize their artistic as well as scientific values. Illustrators are shown to have been both artists and either naturalists or gardeners, bringing to their work aesthetic judgment and empirical observation. Their fascinating images receive a fresh, wide-ranging analysis that covers such topics as innovation, patronage, readership, reception, technologies of production, and the relationship between the fine arts and scientific depictions of nature.

Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, 1927 2 volumes 8vo (24 cm), XXIII, 470 pp; [4], 384 pp. Uncut in printed wrappers (wrappers slightly toned and frayed at extremities). In Polish. A comprehensive bibliography of Polish fauna up to the year 1880, meticulously compiled by zoologist and explorer Antoni Władysław Jakubski (1885-1962) in collaboration with Maria Dyrdowska. 12 309 entries.

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1960 8vo (25cm), XIX, 115 pp., 12 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dust jacket frayed at extremities). Bibliography of English natural philosopher, architect and polymath Robert Hooke contains detailed descriptions of 40 works including edition of separate works, collected works, papers in "Philosophical transactions", and diaries. 4 appendices: Summary list of MSS, Hooke's letters from printed sources, bibliography of Hooke's biography and criticism, Newton's Notes on Micrographia.

London: Faber and Faber, 1951 8vo (25 cm), front. portrait, [XV], 163 pp., 3 reproductions in collotype, 16 plates. Publisher's cloth. Edition limited to 650 copies printed on thick grayish paper. Bibliography of English naturalist John Ray(1627 - 1705). 117 editions are described, arranged accordingly to the Ray' main works, each with separate bibliographical preface. Included a list of publications in chronological order.

Oxford University Press, 1975 3 volumes 4to (27.5 cm), front., XXVI, 290 pp; XVI, 748 pp, 30 plates; front., XVII, 142 pp. Publisher's cloth, gilt-lettered spines (minor shelf-wear). A renowned reference work that provides a comprehensive overview of botanical and horticultural literature produced in Britain prior to the year 1800. Henrey meticulously catalogs and describes a vast array of botanical publications, including books, journals, manuscripts, and illustrations, all of which contributed to the development of British botanical knowledge and horticultural practices during the 18th century and earlier. The book is widely regarded for its meticulous research and attention to detail, making it an indispensable tool for anyone studying the history of British botany and horticulture. It offers insights into the evolution of botanical science, gardening trends, and the broader cultural and scientific context of the period. "British Botanical and Horticultural Literature Before 1800" is… Read More

Stockholm: Sandbergs Bokhandel, 1957 8vo (21 cm), 180 pp. Printed wrappers. The most ambitious attempt to the date by a bookseller to collect the works of Linnaeus and publications relating to him. The catalogue of 892 items comprises virtually all Linnaeus' major works and almost all of his minor writings.

New Haven, Connecticut: William Reese Company 8vo (23 cm), upaginated, 336 entries. Printed wrappers.

London: Sotheby's, 1967 8vo (24.5 cm), 73 pp. Printed wrappers. Priced in pencil. Price list loosely inserted. Auction catalogue of a sale at Sotheby's in London on 13 March 1967. 318 lots.

Utrecht: W. de Haan, 1949 8vo (25 cm), VIII, 75 pp. Wrappers with jacket, title label on the front cover. Reprint of 1855 edition.

Stuttgart: Hiersemann Verlags-Gesellschaft, 1951 2 volumes in one 4to and a volume of the Supplement (30.5 cm), VII, 264 pp, [8], 324 pp; VII, 97 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket to the first volume (dj worn at extremities, binding of Supplement slightly dusted). The Supplement was published in 1966. The book is a comprehensive history and bibliography of botanical illustrations by Claus Nissen (1901 - 1975), a German librarian and bibliographer. "Since its initial publication in 1951, Nissen's Die botanische Buchillustration has evolved into the bible for all enthusiasts and researchers of illustrated botanical works. The wealth of information found in 'Nissen' consistently exceeds the expectations of its users, making it an indispensable tool in the field of botanical bibliography." (excerpt from the review by F. A. Stalleu).

St Pauls Bibliographies, 1981 8vo (22.5 cm), XIV, 52 pp. Publisher's cloth. Signed by the author. The edition limited to 350 copies, the first book edition. A bibliography of the works of English naturalist and physician Martin Lister (1639 -1712), whose main work, "Historiae Conchyliorum" was published in 1685 - 1692. His daughters Anne and Susanna were his illustrators.

London: H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd, 1990 4to (30.5 cm), XI, 180 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. The lavishly illustrated, impeccably researched volume is a tribute to the world's greatest natural history monographs. It is one of the most comprehensive illustrated guide in collectible colorplate books ever published. The ultimate tool for the collector, its comprehensive, scholarly bibliography rates the value of hundreds of the most thought-after prints. Illustrated by 52 color plates this new edition of the book, originally published in 1953 in limited edition, includes an introduction by Handasyde Buchanan and a foreword by S. Dillon Ripley of the Smithsonian Institution.

London: H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd, 1990 4to (30.5 cm), XI, 189 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. The most comprehensive illustrated guide to collectible colorplate flower books ever published. Originally published in 1956 in a limited edition the book is a celebration of the world's greatest natural history monographs, of the artists and craftsmen, entrepreneurs and patrons who created brilliant florilegium of the 18th and 19th centuries. Listing more than 750 books "Great Flower Books" is indispensable guide for collectors and dealers and a proven standard by which old colorplate books are judged. This edition includes a foreword by S. Dillon Ripley of the Smithsonian Institution and an introduction by Handasyde Buchanan and his Appendix explaining printing techniques.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1938 8vo (24 cm), front., XXIV, 328 pp, 26 plates and 151 illustrations in the text. Publisher's cloth (spine sunned, occasional foxing inside).The second edition of a seminal work that aims to trace the evolution of printed herbals in Europe between the years 1470 and 1670, with a primary focus on botanical aspects and a secondary consideration of artistic elements. Authored by Agnes Robertson Arber (1879-1960), a distinguished British plant morphologist, anatomist, historian of botany, and philosopher of biology, this comprehensive study offers valuable insights into the botanical and artistic dimensions of herbal literature during this period. Arber's multidisciplinary expertise enriches the narrative, making this edition an essential resource for scholars, historians, and enthusiasts interested in the intersection of botany, art, and cultural history.

Strasbourg: Oberlin, 1945 Portfolio 21.5 x 15 cm, two pamphlets in German 12+4 pp, and French 12+4 pp, 36 plates, loosely inserted letter (small tears at the head and the tail of the spine, title in manuscript on the title, ownership signature on the upper flap, paper slightly browned). This portfolio was published in German in 1944 by Braun & Cie, Mulhouse. The French text dated 1945. Facimile of illustrations from the Alsatian 12th century manuscript of the "Garden of Delights", compiled by Herrad of Landsberg at the Hohenburg Abbey in Alsace (Mont Sainte-Odile).

Jonathan Cape, 1998 8vo (24 cm), X, 422 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. The book is the eighth volume of collected essays by the Harvard paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould. The essays were culled from his monthly column "The View of Life" in 'Natural History' magazine, to which Gould contributed for 27 years. The book deals, in typically discursive fashion, with themes familiar to Gould's writing: evolution and its teaching, science biography, probabilities and common sense.

Namur: Bibliothèque Universitaire Moretus Plantin, 1992 4to (26 cm), [4], 268 pp. Printed wrappers. Вescribed and illustrated 75 books on fruits from the collection of Bibliothèque Universitaire Moretus Plantin.

London: Sotheby's, 1987 4to (27.5 cm), 428 pp. Publisher's cloth. Price-list loosely inserted. Auction catalogue of a sale of magnificent collection of botanical books formed by Belgian collector Robert de Belder (1921-1995). Highlights included Besler's Hortus Eystettensis in contemporary coloring (GBP 605,000), Catesby's The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands (1730-1747, GBP 165,000), large paper copy of L'Héritier de Brutelle's Strirpes novae (1784-1791, 107,800), Maria Sibylla Merian's Insectorum Surinamensium (1719, 121,000), Prévost's Collection de fleurs et des fruits (1805, 154,000), Redouté's Les Roses (1817-1824, 143,000), Rabel's Theatrum florae (1622, 187,000), Redouté's Les liliacées (1802-1816, 154,000), Sibthorp's Flora Graeca (1806-1847, 115,500), Thornton's New Illustration (1799-1807, 187,000), Trew's Hortus nitidissimus (1750-1786, 308,000).

Lannoo Publishers, 2016 Folio (55 cm), 200 pp. Laminated boards, in the publisher's slipcase (minor shelf-wear). "This facsimile of one of the most beautiful books of natural history ever created contains sixty magnificent illustrations showing exotic insects, with the original descriptions. The reissue is the same size as the original and is enriched with an illustrated introduction about the life, work and significance of Maria Sibylla Merian, and a new scientific description of all the insects, animals and plants. The life and work of this German woman who moved to the Netherlands has been the subject of international research by botanists, entomologists and historians concerned with the history of science, art, religion and economics. Her original works have been preserved in archives and museums all over the world, from Saint-Petersburg to New York, and have been the subject of countless publications, exhibitions and novels." (from the publisher's description) The book features… Read More

London: B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1972 4to (25.5 cm), front., X, 262 pp, 3 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket, top edge painted blue (minor shelf-wear). A comprehensive account of significant books on science appearing in English over three centuries, with extensive bibliographies and over 100 illustrations.