The Surinam album
(Book)
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Published
[London] : [The Trustees of the British Museum], [2006].
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| Volume | Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| V. 1 | The Morton Arboretum - Special Collection A | RARE ND588.M52 S9 V. 1 | On Shelf |
| V. 2 | The Morton Arboretum - Special Collection A | RARE ND588.M52 S9 V. 2 | On Shelf |
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Published
[London] : [The Trustees of the British Museum], [2006].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
91 leaves of plates, 1 unnumbered leaf of plate : chiefly color illustrations, mounted facsimiles ; 54 cm + 1 commentary (87 pages : frontispiece ; 26 cm) + 3 extra plates of facsimiles (chiefly color illustrations ; 41 cm)
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Issued in dark green clamshell case.
General Note
"The plates in this facsimile edition of The Surinam Album have been reproduced by digital photography from the original album in the British Museum, London, and printed at Cambridge University Press on Furioso paper. The album has been hand-bound by Smith Settle, Yeadon, Yorkshire, using Merian Wove toned rag-content paper for the leaves, Nigerian goatskin leather for the spine, and cloth sides foil-blocked with a design by David Eccles based on plate 38, the hawkmoth. The edition is limited to 1000 numbered copies for sale to members of The Folio Society and 20 lettered copies which are not for sale. This is copy no: 370"--Colophon.
General Note
The book of Commentary printed by Folio Society and written by Julie Harvey; contains maps in lining papers, introduction, the historical background of Merian's work, plate-by-plate commentary, and bibliography (p. 85-87) at the end.
General Note
Extra plates: 7, 56, and 65 - to be moved to Art Collection.
Local note
SPECIAL COLLECTION
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Merian, M. S., Harvey, J. M. V., & Eccles, D. (2006). The Surinam album . [The Trustees of the British Museum].
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717, Julie M. V. Harvey and David. Eccles. 2006. The Surinam Album. [The Trustees of the British Museum].
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717, Julie M. V. Harvey and David. Eccles. The Surinam Album [The Trustees of the British Museum], 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Merian, Maria Sibylla, Julie M. V Harvey, and David Eccles. The Surinam Album [The Trustees of the British Museum], 2006.
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