A furry animal, resembling a cercopithecus. Woodcut after C. Gessner.
- Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565.
- Date:
- 1553/1560
- Reference:
- 40989i
- 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 I of England
Publication/Creation
Tiguri [Zürich] : C. Froschoverus [C. Froschauer], 1553/1560.
Physical description
1 print : woodcut ; image 5.2 x 10.4 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Animalis quod Sagoin...German. Ein froemd thier kuerzlich..
The German text continues describing that the animal depicted resembles a cercopitecus and had been recently been introduced to Germany from Brazil
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. 40990 in the catalogue
Reference
Wellcome Collection 40989i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores