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Historia animalium: Liber I. De quadrupedibus viuiparis
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| Title | Historia animalium: Liber I. De quadrupedibus viuiparis |
| Detail Depicted | Illustrations--Relief--Woodcuts (Book 1, page 377) |
| Uniform Title | Historia animalium |
| Creator/Author | Conradi Gesneri [Gesner, Konrad, 1516-1565] |
| Publisher | Liber I: In bibliopolio Cambieriano
Liber II: Ex officiana typographica Ioannis Wecheli, Impensis Roberti Cambieri
Liber III: In bibliopolio Andreae Cambieriano
Liber IV: In bibliopolio Andreae Cambieriano
Liber V: In officina Froschov |
| Place of Publication | Tiguri [Switzerland--Zurich]
Francofurti [Germany--Frankfurt]
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| Date of Publication | Liber I: Anno seculari CI[backwards]C I[backwards]C CIII [1603]
Liber II: MDLXXXVI [1586]
Liber III: Anno CI[backwards]C I[backwards]C CIV [1604]; colophon date MDLXXXV [1585]
Liber IV: CI[backwards]C I[backwards]C CIIII [1604]
Liber V: M |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Zoology--Pre-Linnean works
Mammals--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800
Birds--Early works to 1800d
Snakes--Early works to 1800d
Marine animals--Early works to 1800
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| Genre Heading | Early printed books--1601-1700 (17th century)
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| Bibliographic Elements | 5 v. in 3 : ill. (woodcuts) ; 39 cm. (fol.) |
| Printing Method | Letterpress on handmade laid paper |
| Printer | Liber I: In bibliopolio Cambieriano
Liber II: Ex officiana typographica Ioannis Wecheli, Impensis Roberti Cambieri
Liber III: Excudebat Ioannes Wechelus, impensis Roberti Cambieri [from colophon]
Liber IV: In bibliopolio Andreae Cambieriano
Liber V: No printer |
| Image Production Process | Woodcuts
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| Binding | Vol. 1: Libers 1-2
Bound in contemporary vellum over cardboard, sewn on five double vegetal cords.
Linen headbands in two colors, sewn on alum-tawed thongs.
Medieval manuscript fragments on vellum used as spine lining and cover hinge. Text visible with rubrics.
All edges trimmed. Stained red in the 18th century?
Yapp edge with two 18th century? linen ties added to foredge.
Author's name calligraphed on spine.
Vol. 2: Libers 3, 5
Bound in contemporary vellum over cardboard, sewn on five double vegetal cords.
Linen headbands in two colors, sewn on alum-tawed thongs.
All edges trimmed. Stained red in the 18 century?
Yapp edge with two 18th century? ties added to foredge.
Title (Historiae) calligraphed on spine.
Vol. 3: Liber 4
Bound in contemporary vellum over cardboard, sewn on five double vegetal cords.
Linen headbands in two colors, sewn on alum-tawed thongs.
Medieval manuscript fragments on vellum used as spine lining and cover hinge. Text visible with rubrics.
All edges trimmed. Stained red in the 18th century?
Yapp edge with two 18th century? linen ties added to foredge.
Title (Animalivm) calligraphed on spine.
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| General Notes | Signatures: (fol.), 5v.: ---
vol. 1: a-b6 C8 A-4L6 4M4 [$4 (-a4, b4, 4M4; +C5) signed; missigning 2Y3 as 3Y3, 4L4 as 4M4]; 504 leaves, pp. [40] 1-251 [252] 253-967 [968] [misnumbering 112 as 110, 128 as 40, 219-226 as 239-246, 229-266 as 249-251 [1] 253-265 242 267-272 267 286 269-274 276 276-279, 267-268 as 281-282, 273-274 as 287-288, 276-279 as 290-293, 281-284 as 295-298, 286-288 as 300-302, 289 as 298, 294-295 as 308-309, 314 as 315, 710 as 701, 802 as 902, 806 as 168, 814 as 848, 878 as 879, 917 as 971, 954-955 as 966-967] ;
vol.2: *4 A-K6 [$3 signed]; 64 leaves, pp. [8] 1-119 [120] [misnumbering 22 as 25];
vol. 3: *6 a-z6 A-2Y6 2Z8 [$4 (-2H4; +2Z5) signed]; 422 leaves, pp. [12] 1-251 256-504 503-806 [=804] [28];
vol. 4: a-b6 *8 A-4T6 4U8 [superscript 2]a-b6 c-d4 [$4 (-*4, F4, [superscript 2]c4, [superscript 2]d3, 4; + *5, 4V5) signed; missigning [superscript 2]b1 as B1]; 576 leaves, pp. [40] 1-828 809-1052 [=1072], [superscript 2]1-30 [2] 31-37 [38] [=40] [misnumbering 64 as 60, 65 as 63, 76 as 62, 126 as 120, 156 as 150, 255 as 655, 264 as 263, 289 as 288, 322 as 242, 336 as 426, 342 as 344, 359 as 369, 476 as 466, 480 as 408, 507 as 508, 539 as 514, 540 as 542, 606 as 605, 964 as 974, 991 as 990, [superscript 2]20 as 10, [superscript 2]37 as 38];
vol. 5: *6 a-n6 o8 A4 B8 [$4 (-m3, A4; +o5, B5) signed; missigning B4 as 4B]; 104 leaves, ff. [6] 1-85 [86], [superscript 2] [1] 2-11 [12] [misnumbering 24 as 23]
Individual titles: Liber I. De quadrupedibus viuiparis.--Liber II. De quadrupedibus ouiparis. --Liber III. De auium natura.--Liber IV. De piscium & aquatilium animantium natura.--Liber V. De serpentium natura.
Some illustrations attributed to Durer, including the rhinoceros at p. 843(source OCLC record 9817705)
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| Previous Owners | Bookplate: Wm. Wollascott, Esq. |
| References | Adams G534, 539 |
| Language | Latin with Greek and some Hebrew |
| Digital Collection | Historical Book Arts Collection |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Special Collections |
| Call Number | SpecColl Rare Folio 590.2 G331h2 v.1-2
SpecColl Rare Folio 590.2 G331h2 v.3, 5
SpecColl Rare Folio 590.2 G331h2 v.4 |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned in RGB color using an Olympus C-2000 Zoom digital camera and saved in.jpg format and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2003 |
| Restrictions/Copyright | Some of our items are fragile and may require an appointment for use. Please contact Special Collections. |
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