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Beetles and other insects, Bernard Durin ; introduction by Gerhard Scherer ; entomological texts by Gerhard Scherer, Michael Balke and others ; [translated by Michael Ashdown, Martin Spies]

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Beetles and other insects, Bernard Durin ; introduction by Gerhard Scherer ; entomological texts by Gerhard Scherer, Michael Balke and others ; [translated by Michael Ashdown, Martin Spies]
Language
eng
Illustrations
portraitsillustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Beetles and other insects
Oclc number
861603642
Responsibility statement
Bernard Durin ; introduction by Gerhard Scherer ; entomological texts by Gerhard Scherer, Michael Balke and others ; [translated by Michael Ashdown, Martin Spies]
Summary
French patinter and illustrator Bernard Durin (1940-1988) discovered the beauty of insects for himself and for his art during a walk in Provence in 1972. During the following decades he made around 60 portraits of insects, using rare and fascinating specimens entrusted to him by the etymologists of the Museum of Natural History in Paris. Superior in detail to photography and highly esteemed by natural scientists and art lovers alike, 48 of these portraits adorn this book. Going far beyond the centuries-old tradition of documentary representations of animals, Durin succeeded in portraying each insect as an "individual personality." Gerhard scherer wrote the introduction and the texts accompanying the plates
Target audience
adult
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