smithsonianlibraries: Yes, it’s almost winter but we feel like your feed could use a little floral .
smithsonianlibraries: Yes, it’s almost winter but we feel like your feed could use a little floral . We’re skipping ahead to spring with this gorgeous example of the work of Maria Sibylla Merian. Merian was one of the first to describe and illustrate the lifecycle of insects and the plants they inhabited. See more in De Europischen insecten (1730) in @biodivlibrary: https://s.si.edu/2AqAtJD . -- source link
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