A cercopithecus (a long-tailed monkey) holding a stick in its right hand. Woodcut after C. Gessner.
- Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565.
- Date:
- 1553/1560
- Reference:
- 40987i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
The pictures of animals in the volumes of Historia animalium are arranged in systematic order. The first edition of this part was dedicated to Henry Gray, Duke of Suffolk, who however died before the book reached him. The second edition was dedicated to Queen Elizabeth If England
Publication/Creation
Tiguri [Zürich] : C. Froschoverus [C. Froschauer], 1553/1560.
Physical description
1 print : woodcut ; image 10.5 x 4.5 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Cercopitheci...German. Ein wunderbare Affen oder Meerkatzenart...
The title pages of three Icones volumes bear subtitles in Italian, French and German, probably because they were aimed at a larger market and at people who could no longer read Latin. The illustrations carry legends in all four languages
References note
H. Fischer, G. Petit et al., Gessner - Universalgelehrter, Naturforscher, Arzt, Zürich 1967
H. Wellisch, Conrad Gessner, A bio-bibliography, Zug (Switzerland) 1984, p. 69.
Notes
On the same sheet as no. 40988 in the catalogue
Reference
Wellcome Collection 40987i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores