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Icones auium omnium, quae in Historia auium Conradi Gesneri describuntur, : cum nomenclaturis singulorum Latinis, Italicis, Gallicis et Germanicis plerunque, per certos ordines digestae. I ritratti e le figure de gli ucelli. Les figures & pourtraictz des oiseaux. Die figuren vnd contrafacturen der vögeln

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Description: Signatures: A-K⁶ L⁸. Woodcut printer's device with inscription "Christof Froshover su Zurich" on title page. Woodcut medallion portrait of the author at foot of leaf L8r. The names of the birds depicted are given in Latin, Italian, French and German. Woodcut initials. Includes index. Bound in vellum boards; gilt-stamped frames on covers; gilt-stamped spine panels. Printer's device and illustrations are hand-colored.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1555
Call number: 762371
Creator: Gessner, Conrad (1516-1565)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Dieter Schierenberg b.v., February 2023.
Dimensions: 38 cm (folio)
Associated people: Froschauer, Christoph, (approximately 1490-1564,)
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