Martin Lister and his Remarkable Daughters

This is the fascinating story of Martin Lister's great work on shells and molluscs, 'Historiae Conchyliorum'; its illustrations (over 1,000 copperplates) by his daughters, Susanna and Anna, and the early techniques behind scientific illustration together with the often unnoticed role of women in the scientific revolution.

Aceasta este povestea fascinanta a marii lucrari a lui Martin Lister despre scoici si moluste, „Historiae Conchyliorum”; ilustratiile sale (peste 1.000 de tabla de cupru) ale fiicelor sale, Susanna si Anna, si primele tehnici din spatele ilustratiei stiintifice, impreuna cu rolul adesea neobservat al femeilor in revolutia stiintifica.