{"product_id":"mineral-specimens-hardcover-journal-geology-notebook-for-rock-collectors-science-lovers","title":"Feliks Wermiński Mineral Specimens Journal — 1893 Polish Natural History Notebook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn 1893, a Polish naturalist named Feliks Wermiński published \u003cstrong\u003eHistorya naturalna w obrazach\u003c\/strong\u003e — Natural History in Pictures — a series of illustrated plates designed for use in Polish schools. Among them, Plates 22 and 23 showed mineral specimens of extraordinary variety and beauty: crystals and aggregates, massive and fibrous forms, specimens ranging from the translucent clarity of quartz to the deep metallic lustre of galena, each one rendered with the precision of a scientific document and the sensitivity of an artist. Wermiński (1860–1917) worked in a Poland under Russian partition, where publishing Polish-language educational materials was not merely a pedagogical act but a cultural one — an assertion of the vitality of Polish intellectual life in the face of political suppression.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis journal carries Plates 22 and 23 across its full wraparound cover. The mineral specimens are shown with the optical fidelity that distinguishes the finest nineteenth-century scientific illustration: the translucent minerals rendered with internal luminosity, the metallic minerals with their characteristic reflectivity, the fibrous minerals with their silky sheen. They are images that reward sustained attention — that reveal more the longer you study them, that repay close looking with an ever-deeper appreciation of the hidden geometry of the Earth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Hardcover journal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets) with perforations for easy removal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Casewrap sewn binding — flexible and lay-flat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 100 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCover: Matte laminated full-wrap print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrations: Feliks Wermiński, mineral specimens — Plates 22 \u0026amp; 23 (1893)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSource: \u003cem\u003eHistorya naturalna w obrazach\u003c\/em\u003e, Warsaw, 1893\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeologists and mineral collectors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRock hounds and crystal enthusiasts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolish heritage admirers and natural history lovers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScience educators and geology teachers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who appreciates 19th-century scientific illustration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA beautiful gift for those who love minerals and crystals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Story Behind the Plates\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Polish naturalist who drew these minerals, the cultural context of publishing science under partition, and why mineralogical illustration is also an art form — \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/new-old-time\/feliks-werminski-1893-mineral-specimens-polish-natural-history-illustration\"\u003eread the full story on our blog →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LeBonJournal","offers":[{"title":"Journal","offer_id":62825797452145,"sku":"27462570565981748358","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/5367\/0769\/files\/Feliks_Wermi_ski_1893_Mineral_Specimens_Journal_in_Victorian_Cabinet.png?v=1778436925","url":"https:\/\/lebonjournal.com\/products\/mineral-specimens-hardcover-journal-geology-notebook-for-rock-collectors-science-lovers","provider":"LeBonJournal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}