Talks & Conversations

In the Library: Animal Illustration in Europe, 1550-1750

scanned book page showing stages of caterpillar evolution

Explore the world of animal illustrations at the dawn of European natural history, when scientific discovery and imagination combined. See how illustrators approached the same creatures from different perspectives during this period of rich development. Special Collections Librarian Yuri Long will share more about the library's collection of early scientific drawings, illustrated fables, and rare drawing manuals.

Image Credit: Maria Sibylla Merian (author and illustrator), Dorothea Maria Henriette Merian (illustrator), Johanna Helena Herlot (illustrator), Der rupsen begin, voedzel en wonderbaare verandering (The Caterpillar’s Beginnings, Food and Miraculous Change). Amersterdam, 1713-1717, Nell and Robert Weidenhammer Fund

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