Nabokov's Notebook

Nabokov's Notebook A blog about the science in art and the art in science.
"I discovered in nature the nonutilitarian delights that I sought in art. Both were a form of magic, both were a game of intricate enchantment and deception." -Vladimir Nabokov (Writer, Lepidopterist.)

Monograph illustrations from 1630.

Diversae insectarum volatilium icones by Jacob Hoefnagel (Amsterdam)

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