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This week Senior Archives & Library Assistant Danielle Czerkaszyn shares 1 of the Museum's most beautiful books; ‘Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium’, published 1705, was the work of pioneering artist, botanist, entomologist & naturalist, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717)

At a time when few women were educated or literate- and rarely travelled- German born Merian travelled to the Dutch colony of Suriname at the age of 52 to observe insects in their natural habitat. ‘Metamorphosis’ was published on her return at her own expense.

Zullen we het, bijvoorbeeld op NPO Radio 1, over Notre-Dame (de Paris) hebben en svp niet over Notre-Dam (zoals in Amsterdam). Dankjewel.

The folio-sized copy of ‘Metamorphosis’ held in the museum library contains 60 hand-coloured plates engraved and etched by Merian. For 17th century Europeans, Merian’s illustrations of Suriname insects were an insight into an unknown world #NationalLibrarianDay

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In each of Merian’s illustrations we see a carefully laid-out scene depicting the life cycles or metamorphoses of various insects and spiders- from egg through larva to pupa and finally adult

Merian’s drawings also feature plants or other insects that would typically be a source of food to the species, as well as common habitats. Merian’s favourite edible fruit was the pineapple but she despised the cockroaches that fed on it

Merian’s ‘Metamorphosis’ provided a greater understanding of insect reproduction & development, disproving the popular notion that insects spontaneously generated from mud. Today she's regarded as a remarkable entomological scientist whose legacy lives on in her illustrations.

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Interviewer constateert dat de lijsttrekkers Europees parlement zeer onbekend zijn. Daar hebben de media zelf aan bijgedragen! #buitenhof

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Iets meer uitstoot en file, maar verder gaat het prima met Nederland - nos.nl/l/2284703

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