Book Description: Franckfurt am Meyn, Johann Saur, in Verlegung Robert Cambiers erben, 1598. Folio (360 x 232mm). Leaves (6), 202, title printed in red and black, with some 700 woodcuts in the text of which many full page. Recent old style calf, spine with gilt ornaments and lettering, blind tooled covers. Third German edition. The first German edition was printed by Froschower and appeared in 1563. For the German translations, the text was abbreviated, some new woodcuts were added. The fine woodcuts were cut after paintings by Lakas Schan, some of which survive as part of the Felix Platter collection in the Basle University Library. The various publications of Gessner, 'considered the basis of modern zoology' (Horblit. One Hundred books famous in science, 39), are the foremost purely zoological works of the Renaissance period. His most original contribution to science was his introduction of illustrations as an aid to the study of biology. The shells are incorporated in the present work and chapter XV concerns shells only, with many illustrations.As usual some occasional light browning. A good copy.Wellisch A 26.6; Nissen ZBI, 1555. Bookseller Inventory # 7901
Book Description: Franckfurt am Meyn, Johann Saur, in Verlegung Robert Cambiers erben, 1598. Folio (36.0 x 23.2 cm). (6), 202 numbered leaves (for a total of 416 pp.), title printed in red and black, with some 700 woodcuts in the text of which many full page. Recent old style full calf, spine with gilt ornaments and lettering and blind tooled covers.* Third German edition. The first German edition was printed by Froschower and appeared in 1563. For the German translations, the text was abbreviated, and some new woodcuts were added. The fine woodcuts were cut after paintings by Lakas Schan, some of which survive as part of the Felix Platter collection in the Basle University Library. The various publications of Gessner, "considered the basis of modern zoology" (Horblit), are the foremost purely zoological works of the Renaissance period. His most original contribution to science was his introduction of illustrations as an aid to the study of biology. The shells are incorporated in the present work and chapter XV concerns shells only, with many illustrations. As usual some occasional light browning. A good copy. Horblit, One Hundred books famous in science, 39; Nissen ZBI, 1555; Wellisch A 26.6. Bookseller Inventory # 63414
