Illustrating nature Martin Lister and His Remarkable Daughters Anna Marie Roos Bodleian Library/University of Oxford, 2019. 224 pp

Art and science interweave in a tale of two talented sisters and their polymath father The intriguing core of Anna Marie Roos's new book, Martin Lister and His Remarkable Daughters , lies in the relationship between the 17 th -century physician and naturalist Martin Lister and his young daughte...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2019-01, Vol.363 (6425), p.353-353
Main Author: Newman, Cathy
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Art and science interweave in a tale of two talented sisters and their polymath father The intriguing core of Anna Marie Roos's new book, Martin Lister and His Remarkable Daughters , lies in the relationship between the 17 th -century physician and naturalist Martin Lister and his young daughters, Anna and Susanna, who created more than 1000 exquisite engravings for his Historiae Conchyliorum (1685–1692) , a seminal work on mollusks and shells. Roos's richly illustrated book illuminates the interwoven dynamic of art and science in the 17th century and teases out a hidden piece of the women-in-science story.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.aaw1992