中文简介：

异国植物、珊瑚、鳄鱼、鸟类和蝴蝶。Albertus Seba非凡的自然标本目录不仅是18世纪最伟大的自然史成就之一，也是有史以来最珍贵的自然史书籍之一。它赞美了地球上大大小小的生物的丰富性和多样性，同时记录了一些现已灭绝的动物。

壮观的标本

Albertus Seba无与伦比的动物、昆虫和植物目录

《自然珍品陈列柜》是18世纪最伟大的自然历史成就之一，也是有史以来最珍贵的自然历史书籍之一。尽管他那个时代的科学家经常为研究目的收集自然标本，但阿姆斯特丹的药剂师Albertus Seba（1665-1736）的热情是无与伦比的。他收集了来自世界各地的动植物和昆虫，在他的作品中获得了国际声誉一生。

1731年，经过几十年的收集，Seba委托他人对每件标本仔细绘制了精美的插图。有了这些细致的图画，他安排出版了一本四卷本的目录，涵盖了从奇异植物到蛇、青蛙、鳄鱼、贝类、珊瑚、鸟类、蝴蝶，以及现在已经灭绝的所有珍品生物。

本书是根据一份罕见的手绘原作复制的。引言提供了有关Seba的奇珍异宝所属的自然收藏传统的背景信息。

作者

Irmgard Müsch，生于1967年，在美因茨和柏林学习艺术史、历史和古典考古学。她1999年的博士论文研究了Johann Jakob Scheuchzer的《Kupfer-Bibel》，这是18世纪初的一本图文并茂的圣经科学评论。她曾发表过关于18和20世纪的艺术、科学插图和艺术收藏室作品的文章。

Jes Rust，生于1963年，在哥廷根和基尔完成了他的地质学、古生物学和动物学研究。他的论文涉及生活在史前希腊的淡水和咸水中的化石蜗牛的进化问题。1993年至1999年，他在哥廷根动物学研究所担任助教，之后于2001年被任命为波恩大学无脊椎动物古生物学和昆虫系统发育学教授。

Rainer Willmann在哥廷根大学担任动物学教席，是其动物学博物馆的馆长，也是其生物多样性和生态学研究中心的创始人之一。作为系统发育学和进化论的专家，他对生物多样性及其历史进行研究。

西巴：自然珍品陈列柜【40周年纪念版】

Irmgard Müsch、Jes Rust、Rainer Willmann

精装，15.6 x 21.7厘米，1.41公斤，512页

ISBN 978-3-8365-8788-4

语言版本：英语、法语、德语

英文简介：

Exotic plants, corals and crocodiles, birds and butterflies. Albertus Seba's extraordinary catalog of natural specimens is not only one of the 18th century's greatest natural history achievements but also one of the most prized natural history books of all time. It is a beautiful tribute to the abundance and diversity of Earth's creatures, great and small, as well as a fascinating record of some now-extinct animals.

Spectacular Specimens

Albertus Seba's unrivalled catalog of animals, insects and plants

The Cabinet of Natural Curiosities is one of the 18th century's greatest natural history achievements and remains one of the most prized natural history books of all time. Though scientists of his era often collected natural specimens for research purposes, Amsterdam-based pharmacist Albertus Seba (1665–1736) was unrivalled in his passion. His amazing collection of animals, plants and insects from all around the world gained international fame during his lifetime.

In 1731, after decades of collecting, Seba commissioned careful and often scenic illustrations of every specimen. With these meticulous drawings, he arranged for the publication of a four-volume catalog, covering the entire collection from strange and exotic plants to snakes, frogs, crocodiles, shellfish, corals, birds, and butterflies, as well as now extinct creatures.

This reproduction is taken from a rare, hand-colored original. The introduction supplies background information about the fascinating tradition of natural collections to which Seba's curiosities belonged.

The authors

Irmgard Müsch, born in 1967, studied art history, history, and classical archaeology in Mainz and Berlin. Her PhD thesis from 1999 examines Johann Jakob Scheuchzer's Kupfer-Bibel, a richly illustrated scientific commentary on the Bible from the early 18th century. She has published on art of the 18th and 20th centuries, scientific illustrations, and Kunstkammer pieces.

Jes Rust, born 1963, completed his studies in geology, paleontology, and zoology at Göttingen and Kiel. His thesis dealt with the evolution of fossil snails living in the fresh and brackish waters of prehistoric Greece. His assistantship at the Institute of Zoology in Göttingen between 1993 and 1999 was followed by his appointment in 2001 as professor of invertebrate paleontology and insect phylogeny at the University of Bonn.

Rainer Willmann holds a chair in zoology at Göttingen University, is director of its Zoological Museum, and is cofounder of its Centre for Biodiversity and Ecology Research. A specialist in phylogenetics and evolution, he conducts research into biodiversity and its history.

Seba. Cabinet of Natural Curiosities. 40th Ed.

Irmgard Müsch, Jes Rust, Rainer Willmann

Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.41 kg, 512 pages

ISBN 978-3-8365-8788-4

Multilingual Edition: English, French, German