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SWAMMERDAM, J. Biblia Naturae, sive Historia Insectorum, (…)/Bijbel der Natuure, of Historie der Insecten, (…). Accedit præfatio, in qua vitam auctoris descr. H. Boerhaave. Latinam versionem adscripsit H.D. Gaubius. Leiden, Severinus & Van der Aa, 1737-38. 3 parts in 2 vols. (31) lvs., 570 pp.; (2) lvs., -571-910 pp., (18) lvs.; 124 pp. W. 53 full-p. engr. by J. v.d. Spyk, of which 52 fold. Fol. Cont. vellum. (Binds. dam. (i.a. front side vol. 1 loose), binds. soiled, text browned (smoke stained?)/foxed (espec. in margins), lacking 2 text-lvs (9Z2 and 10A1 = pp. 825-828), small libr. stamps in places).
The 'Biblia Naturæ' by Jan Swammerdam (1637-1680) stands out because he was among the first people to study insects in a systematized fashion (i.e., careful dissection, comparison of different species), and because he used the microscope. In Swammerdam's days insects were still considered as unperfected animals. It was believed that they arose by fermentation from garbage or rotting meat. Swammerdam's proved otherwise and his anatomical and behavioral descriptions of bees, wasps, ants, dragonflies, snails, worms, and butterflies were major contributions to the nascent field of entomology in the late seventeenth century. Through the care of Herman Boerhaave the 'Biblia Naturæ' was published posthumously. First edition. Texts in Dutch and Latin. - Nissen 4055; Van Berkel 570-1. Sold w.a.f., not subject to return.€ 1500
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