Martin Lister and His Remarkable Daughters: The Art of Science in the Seventeenth Century
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A royal physician and fellow of the Royal Society, Martin Lister was an extraordinarily prolific natural historian with an expertise in shells and mollusks. Disappointed with the work of established artists, Lister decided to teach his daughters, Susanna and Anna, how to illustrate images of the specimens he studied. The sisters became so skilled that Lister entrusted them with his great work, Histori Conchyliorum , assembled between 1685 and 1692...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1851244891
ISBN13:9781851244898
Release Date:January 2019
Publisher:Bodleian Library
Length:224 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"
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