A vulture. Woodcut after C. Gessner.

  • Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565.
Date:
1553/1560
Reference:
40956i
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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

Publication/Creation

Tiguri [Zürich] : C. Froschoverus [C. Froschauer], 1553/1560.

Physical description

1 print : woodcut ; image 13.5 x 16 cm

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Lettering

German. Ein froembd Adlergeschlecht/ mag genennt werden ein Geyradeler... 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

Notes

On the same sheet as no. 40955 and no. 40957

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.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 40956i

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