'L'histoire de la Nature Des Oyseaux' Von Pierre Belon - (Ars Et Scientia) by Christine Kleiter (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- Pierre Belon's treatise on birds, published in Paris in 1555, is regarded as a pioneering early work of ornithology.
- About the Author: Christine Kleiter, postdoctoral assistant in the Institute for Early Modern Art History at the University of Basel.
- 416 Pages
- Art, History
- Series Name: Ars Et Scientia
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Book Synopsis
Pierre Belon's treatise on birds, published in Paris in 1555, is regarded as a pioneering early work of ornithology. Christine Kleiter analyzes this work in its exceptional position as one of the first printed and illustrated natural history treatises. She shows how the text and images pursue the claim to systematically document and catalog knowledge. In doing so, she compares Belon's work with that of other naturalists, such as Conrad Gessner and Ulisse Aldrovandi. It becomes clear that Belon drew on a variety of sources - from living and dead animals to specimens and drawings - and depicted some animals that had never been seen or described before in Europe. This volume thus offers a completely new insight into the research practices of the early modern period.
About the Author
Christine Kleiter, postdoctoral assistant in the Institute for Early Modern Art History at the University of Basel. In 2024 she was a Fritz Thyssen Postdoctoral Fellow at the German Study Centre in Venice. In 2023, she completed her doctorate in art history at Georg August University of Göttingen. During her doctorate, she worked as a research assistant at the Institute of Art History in Florence - Max Planck Institute. Her research was funded in part by the Cusanuswerk.
