Lot 1023 Frederic Moore. The Lepidoptera of Ceylon. …

The Lepidoptera of Ceylon. Publ. under special patronage of the government of Ceylon. 3 Vols.- London: L. Reeve, 1880 - 1887. - Mit 215 original handkolorierten Lithographien von und nach Moore. XII, 190 S., (2), VIII., 162 S., XV, 1, 578 S., (2) Kl.-Folio. Original roter, kastanienbrauner Verlagsleinenband, vergoldete Titel auf dem Rücken, vergoldetes Verlagsmonogramm in der Mitte der oberen Einbände. (Ecken und Kanten des Einbands leicht berieben und bestoßen.)

Zoologie - Entomologie - Schmetterlinge

Naturwissenschaften – Nissen ZBI, 2877. - Frederic Moores großes prachtvolles klassisches Standardwerk über die Schmetterlingsfauna Ceylons (Sri Lanka), erschienen in drei Bänden zwischen 1880 und 1887 in London bei L. Reeve unter besonderer Förderung der Regierung von Ceylon. Moore behandelt darin systematisch die Tag- und Nachtfalter der Insel, beschreibt zahlreiche Arten erstmals wissenschaftlich und liefert ausführliche Angaben zu Morphologie, Variabilität, Verbreitung und Lebensweise, soweit damals bekannt. Ein besonderes Gewicht liegt auf der Darstellung der Entwicklungsstadien: Viele Arten werden in Ei-, Larven-, Puppen- und Imagostadium beschrieben und bildlich festgehalten. Die Bände sind reich illustriert mit großformatigen, feinen lithographischen Tafeln, oft in leuchtenden Farben, die die tropische Schmetterlingsfauna in großer Detailtreue zeigen. Die Tafeln basieren auf Zeichnungen, die auf Vorlagen lokaler Künstler und auf Moores eigenen Studien beruhen, sie gelten bis heute als bedeutende ikonographische Quelle für die Lepidopterologie Südasiens. - Wohlerhalten.

Natural Sciences – Zoology. - Entomology. - With 215 original hand-colored lithographs by and after Moore. Frederic Moore's great, magnificent, classic standard work on the butterfly fauna of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), published in three volumes between 1880 and 1887 in London by L. Reeve with special support from the Government of Ceylon. In it, Moore systematically covers the island's butterflies and moths, scientifically describes numerous species for the first time, and provides detailed information on morphology, variability, distribution, and lifestyle, as far as was known at the time. Particular emphasis is placed on depicting the developmental stages: many species are described and illustrated in the egg, larval, pupal, and adult stages. The volumes are richly illustrated with large-format, fine lithographic plates, often in vivid colors, which depict the tropical butterfly fauna in great detail. The plates are based on drawings derived from works by local artists and Moore's own studies, they remain an important iconographic source for the lepidopterology of South Asia to this day. - In good condition.

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