1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451872203321

Autore

Todd Kim

Titolo

Chrysalis : Maria Sibylla Merian and the secrets of metamorphosis / / Kim Todd

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : I.B. Tauris, , 2007

©2007

ISBN

1-282-60515-1

9786612605154

0-85771-136-9

600-00-0931-3

1-4356-1579-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Disciplina

508.092

Soggetti

Insects - Metamorphosis

Women naturalists - Germany

Natural history - 17th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Prologue; One: The Most Noble of All the Worms; Two: Godly Miracles in a Little Book; Three: That Which Is Found in the Fens and Heath; Four: Le Grande Monde; Five: An Awesome and Expensive Trip; Six: Far Out into the Wilderness; Seven:The First and Strangest Work That Had Ever Been Painted in America; Eight: The Modern World is Very Sensitive; Nine: Because of Its Color So Special; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Notes; Sources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Before Darwin, before Humboldt, before Gilbert White, there was Merian.  An artist turned naturalist, Maria Sibylla Merian sailed from Europe to the New World on an expedition to study metamorphosis.  It was an unheard-of journey for any naturalist at that time, much less a woman.  When she returned she produced a book that secured her reputation but her accomplishments were later dismissed and forgotten when scientists feared that they would be discredited if they built on



the work of 'amateurs.' Beautifully written and illustrated, 'Chrysalis' restores Merian to her rightful place amongst th

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910790199303321

Autore

Rilke Rainer Maria <1875-1926.>

Titolo

Auguste Rodin [[electronic resource] /] / Rainer Maria Rilke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Parkstone International, [2011]

ISBN

1-283-95915-1

1-78042-736-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Collana

Best of

Disciplina

730.92

730/.92

Soggetti

Sculptors - France

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Sommaire; L'Hommage du poète au grand sculpteur; L'Homme qui marche (conférence de 1907)1; Rodin en privé; Biographie; Liste des illustrations

Sommario/riassunto

Dieses Buch erkundet die künstlerische Kreativität eines der größten Bildhauer der Geschichte mithilfe eines Textes des Schriftstellers Rainer Maria Rilke und einer Fülle beeindruckender Bilder. Es enthält die bekanntesten Meisterwerke Rodins, dieses Bronze- und Marmor-Genies, das seinen revolutionären künstlerischen Ansatz zur Skulptur und zum menschlichen Körper in einer Form verewigte, die den Figuren Leben einzuhauchen scheint.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910892240603321

Titolo

Principia : a journal of classical education

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Charlottesville, Virginia] : , : Philosophy Documentation Center, , 2022-

ISSN

2766-9319

Disciplina

370.112

Soggetti

Classical education

Education, Humanistic

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

4.

Record Nr.

UNISANNIOTO01130636

Autore

Lipparini, Andrea

Titolo

La gestione strategica del capitale intellettuale e del capitale sociale / Andrea Lipparini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bologna, : Il mulino, 2002 (, stampa 2006)

ISBN

8815089586

Descrizione fisica

358 p. ; 24 cm.

Collana

Strumenti , . Economia

Classificazione

HD 37

Disciplina

658

658.1

Soggetti

Aziende - Gestione

Collocazione

POZZO LIB.ECON MON                19501POZZO LIB.ECON MON                19501POZZO LIB.ECON MON                195

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia