Historiae animalium libri IV de piscium et aquatilium animantium natura : [pages 955-956]

Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565. (Author)

Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528. (Illustrator)

Schan, Lukas. (Illustrator)

1555

Froschauer, Christoph, -1564, printer.

Information about this leaf: This leaf is from Book IV, which is concerned with fish, and has detailed woodcuts.

Information about this book: This book was printed in four volumes. Gessner, despite his zeal for scientific accuracy, included may mythical creatures in his book which he accepted on faith. Some of the woodcuts are attributed to Dürer, but most are attributed to Schan.

Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on February 23, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book.

PFTP62

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1 leaf (2 sided)

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PFTP Illustrated

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