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Vladimir Nabokov's scientific art
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Publication
2016 - Yale University Press, Connecticut
Language
English
Word Count
79,500 words, Guess
Page Count
318 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivefinelinesvladimi0000unse
- ISBN-100300194552
- ISBN-139780300194555
- Library of Congress Control Number2015951601
- OCLC Control Number920017517
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780300194555
- Open LibraryOL26888459M
Classifications
- DDC595.7890222
- LCCQL543 .F495 2016
- LCCPS3527.A15
and 1 more
- LCCQL543 .F56 2016
Alternate Titles
- Vladimir Nabokov's scientific art
Description
This volume reproduces 154 of Russian-American novelist and entomologist Vladimir Nabokov’s drawings, few of which have ever been seen in public, and presents essays by ten leading scientists and Nabokov scholars. The contributors underscore the significance of Nabokov’s drawings as scientific documents, evaluate his visionary contributions to evolutionary biology and systematics, and offer insights into his unique artistic perception and creativity. Showcasing color drawings of butterflies' distinctive markings and anatomy as well, all as part of his work at the American Museum of Natural History and Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology.
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