1. A microscope having at least one illumination beam path ( 2 ; 2 , 2 ′) and at least one detection beam path ( 5 ), characterized in that each illumination beam path ( 2 ; 2 , 2 ′) is provided with a focusing arrangement ( 3 ; 3 , 3 ′) for producing a two-dimensional object illumination region ( 20 ) which extends in the direction of an illumination axis of the illumination beam path ( 2 ; 2 , 2 ′) and transversely thereto, a detection direction ( 10 ) of the at least one detection beam path ( 5 ) is approximately orthogonal to the two-dimensional object illumination region ( 20 ), and a mobile arrangement ( 12 ) is provided for producing a relative movement between the two-dimensional object illumination region ( 20 ) and an object ( 4 ) to be studied.