Eyeglass Case and Lens Cloth - Maria Sibylla Merian vases ISBN 978-1-60606-431-3

ISBN 978-1-60606-431-3

a brilliant demonstration of two arts―calligraphy and miniature painting

- 127 pages

I carve in small form and miniature because there is something so wonderful about sculpture that can be touched

Carl Gustav Carus

Eyeglass Case and Lens Cloth - Maria Sibylla Merian vases ISBN 978-1-60606-431-3Eyeglass Case with Lens Cloth featuring illustrations by Maria Sibylla Merian. Fabric covered hard case Case measures 6. 3 inches x 1. 6 inches x 2. 5 inches Lens cloth measures 6. 9 inches x 4. 9 inches Item #: 12550 In the 17th century, when insects were called beasts of the devil, and women were virtually excluded from the field of science, a young German woman named Maria Sibylla Merian (1647 1717) dedicated her life to the study and depiction of