Shelfmark
Gb.1.07 - Gb.1.09
Author
Title
Conr. Gesneri medici Tigurini Historiae animalium liber primus[-v].
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Historiae animalium
Publication, distribution, etc.
Francofvrti, In bibliopolio H. Lavrentii, Anno seculari M DC XX. [1617-21 [v. 1, 1620]]
Physical description
5 v. : ill. ; 39 cm (Fo.).
Note
Vol. 3 has imprint: Francofvrti, Ex officina typographica E. Emmelij, Impensis H. Laurentij; v. 5: Francofvrti, Impensis H. Lavrentii.
Note
Volumes 1 and 4 are described as 'editio secunda' on their title-pages. V. 1 was first published in Zurich in 1551.
Note
Woodcut illustrations on title-pages and throughout text.
Note
Initials; head- and tail-pieces.
Note
Pagination: vol. 1 (1620) [42], 967, [1] p. ; v. 2 (1617) [8], 119 [or 99], [1] p. ; v. 3 (1617) [12], 732, [24] p. ; v. 4 (1620) [40], 1052, 30, [2] p. ; v. 5 (1621) [16], 170, [2] p.
Note
Signatures: v.1: a⁸ b⁶ c⁸ A-4L⁶ 4M⁴ ; v.2 (from 119 p. setting) : ):(⁴ A-K⁶ ; v.3: *⁶ A-3R⁶ ; v.4: a-b⁶ *⁸ A4T⁶ 4V⁸ ²a-b c⁴ v.5: *⁸ a-n⁶ o⁸.
Formatted contents note
Contents: Liber primus, De quadrupedibus viviparis. -- Liber II, De quadrupedibus ouiparis. -- Liber III, De auium natura. -- Liber IV, De piscium & aquatilium animantium natura. Continuntur in hoc volumine Guillelmi Rondeletii ... & Petri Bellonii ... de quatilium singulis scripta. -- Liber V, De serpentium natura. Ex variis schedis et collectaneis ejusdem compositus per Jacobum Carronum ... Adjecta est ad calcem, scorpionis insecta historia a D. Casparo Wolphio ... conscripta.
Provenance
Booklabel recording bequest by Nicholas Mann in 1754.
Binding
Mid-16th century mid-brown sprinkled calf; blind tooled triple fillet border; gold tooled single fillet on spine; blind tooled double fillet on spine; red morocco spine label with gold tooled scroll roll and letters; gold tooled volume number in frame of dots on spine; vol. 3 rebacked in 20th century; six raised bands; red stained and sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Bound in 3 volumes.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Dd.1.13-15.
Subject
Zoology Pre-Linnean works.
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Emmel, Egenolff, ? - 1627 printer.
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Mann, Nicholas, ? - -1753 former owner.
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Germany Frankfurt
Identifier
B46794