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Little Beasts : Art, Wonder, and the Natural World.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Libby, Alexandra.
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (125 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- A richly illustrated look at the intersection of art and science in Renaissance Europe Art played a pivotal role in the development of natural history during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface / Alexandra Libby, Brooks Rich, and Stacey Sell
- Natural History in the European Renaissance / Brian W. Ogilvie
- "Through Such Variety, Nature Is Beautiful": Joris Hoefnagel, The Four Elements, and Natural History / Stacey Sell
- Survival of the Finest: Animals in Early Modern Intaglio Print Series / Brooks Rich
- "Monstrous Creatures and Diverse Strange Things": The Art of Jan van Kessel / Alexandra Libby
- Notes
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Credits and Contributors
- Copyright
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-691-27131-3
- OCLC:
- 1511342418
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