Albertus Seba's Cabinet of Natural Curiosities - Reviews
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Gestern nun habe ich erstmal Ihren Seba in den Händen gehalten. Was ist das für ein schönes Buch geworden! Ich war regelrecht bewegt von dem, was da vor mir lag. Ich hätte mir niemals erträumen können, daß ein in allen Details so ausgefeiltes und großartiges Werk daraus werden würde - und daß es Verlage gibt (oder besser: einen Verlag gibt?), der so etwas zu seinen Zielen macht. Ich kenne noch den Begriff der 'Buchkunst' - in so einem Fall darf man ihn
wieder benutzen. Prof. Dr. R. WillmannGermany |
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"Seba's Cabinet of Curiosities is perhaps one of the all-time greatest accomplishments in the study of natural history."Showboats International Magazine, Fort LauderdaleUnited States |
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“Albertus Seba, a pharmacist and naturalist, commissioned illustrations of his rare fossil, plant, and animal collection in the eighteenth century, and they’ve lost none of their power to delight.”Martha Stewart Living, New YorkUnited States |
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"C`est l`un des livres les plus fascinants du XVIIIe siècle que vient de rééditer TASCHEN. Voici en effet, Le cabinet des curiosités naturelles d`Albertus Seba (1665-1736), un album unique en son genre. Cette réédition en grand format (34cm sur 52 cm), forte de 600 pages, restitue les planches coloriées entre 1734 et 1765. La qualité de reproduction est remarquable. (…) La réédition propose 449 tableaux de l`édition originale qui est conservée à la Koninklijke Bibliotheek de La Haye. La redécouverte de l`œuvre de Seba constitue un véritable bonheur visuel. Ce livre est en même temps un outil de travail et une référence. Chaque planche est un tableau à part entière. Il est impossible de résister à tant de beauté."La Montagne, Clermont-FerrandFrance |
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"La joie des brocantes. Le cabinet d`Albertus Seba est unique en son genre. Les objets de la nature qu`il a collectionnées sont d`une diversité remarquable: insectes originaires de pays lointains, serpents aux couleurs chatoyantes et animaux extraordinaires. Un véritable cabinet de curiosités sur papier. Hormis la beauté indéniable de l`ouvrage que vous nous conseillons d`exposer en consultation libre, c`est aussi une source d`inspiration merveilleuse ainsi qu`un voyage dans le passé et une redécouverte des merveilles toujours aussi vivantes de la nature."Marianne Maison, ParisFrance |
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What a happy man I am: only since the midst of the last week of 2005 I noticed a specimen of the Cabinet of Natural Curiosities from Seba. Today I went back to the bookstore, shopping for New Year's gifts and saw that the book was for sale for a third of the official price.
I had already seen Seba's calendar and lots of other "pictures" from his Cabinet, written in the 18th century and had read quite some reviews about this work. I have not hesitated for a second to take the work out of the shelves with some shame (shame on the bookstore for sure!) being able to buy this marvel: a bargain price. Being a bibliophile too (at house I have 5 different libraries) I spent the rest of the afternoon, up until 03.00 am looking, examining and reading this MASTERPIECE of Natural Curiosities. It is to me one of the 10 most wonderful, beautiful books I have ever seen in my whole life, gathering books for about 45 years now already. Content, the colorful precisive drawing of Seba, the exquisite reprint by TASCHEN and the attractiveness that hangs like an aura around Seba's work are the main reasons why one cannot elsehow but give this exquisite book the highest rating of quality and beauty. A masterpiece - as I wrote above - because of the perfect balance between science and art. Another work by TASCHEN that brightens up the libraries of the most demanding collectors and bibliophiles. Thank you TASCHEN for another extremely powerful, precious and exquisite reprint of a rare book, worth many times the price for which you have given the opportunity a rare specimen that we will take back in our hands and under our eyes for the rest of our lives without ever losing the surpise, the amazement of this jewel. Dirk Claeys (RPSL)Belgium |
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"You know you`re a stylist if you have two or more of these accent pieces that show up again and again in magazines…. a little offbeat, decidedly gorgeous and massive―Cabinet of Natural Curiosities is art for the coffee table."Domino Magazine, New YorkUnited States |
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"El libro de la ciencia es un ejemplar facsímil del Cabinet of Natural Curiosities del boticario holandés Albertus Seba, y constituye uno de los mayores logros de la historia natural del siglo XVIII. En un tamaño de 290 x 440cm y 636 páginas, ha sido publicado en inglés por la editorial TASCHEN y contiene exquisitas y fieles reproducciones a todo color, incluyendo plagias desplegables, de las ilustraciones del científico de los Países Bajos. Dos especialistas contemporáneos firman una documentada introducción".Universidad de Navarra.com, NavarraSpain |
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"A beautiful coffee-table book, one of the best gifts you can give."Lucky, New YorkUnited States |
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Frequently you want to take a glamps in it again, to make sure that you get well informed as well amused by it. Something the dutch can be proud off, as well as Taschen. Great job!leijdekkersNetherlands |
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Albertus Seba's Cabinet of Natural Curiosities
Müsch, Dr. Irmgard / Willmann, Prof. Dr. Rainer / Rust, Prof. Dr. Jes
Hardcover, 29 x 44 cm (11.4 x 17.3 in.), 636 pages $ 200.00 ISBN: 978-3-8228-1600-4 Edition: English Availability: Not in Stock |
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Revisiting Natural Science
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