{"product_id":"the-flowering-of-ecology-kay-etheridge-9789004284791","title":"The Flowering of Ecology: Maria Sibylla Merian's Caterpillar Book","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Flowering of Ecology\u003c\/i\u003e presents an English translation of Maria Sibylla Merian's 1679 'caterpillar' book, \u003ci\u003eDer Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung und sonderbare Blumen-Nahrung\u003c\/i\u003e. Her processes in making the book and an analysis of its scientific content are presented in a historical context. Merian raised insects for five decades, recording the food plants, behavior and ecology of roughly 300 species. Her most influential invention was an 'ecological' composition in which the metamorphic cycles of insects (usually moths and butterflies) were arrayed around plants that served as food for the caterpillars. Kay Etheridge analyzes the 1679 caterpillar book from the viewpoint of a biologist, arguing that Merian's study of insect interactions with plants, the first of its kind, was a formative contribution to natural history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Read Kay Etheridge's blogpost on \"Art Herstory\".\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSee inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kay Etheridge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004284796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004284791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022","brand":"Kay Etheridge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44074679533823,"sku":"9789004284791","price":96.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c1e9137a-36b8-4b19-a87b-2955978f8af4.jpg?v=1685455145","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-flowering-of-ecology-kay-etheridge-9789004284791","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}