Thierbuch by Conrad Gessner - The Original Drawings

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Thierbuch by conrad gessner - the original drawings



This book presents a wonderful discovery. It shows for the first time the original drawings of the Swiss physician and naturalist Conrad Gessner.
They served as a model for his world-famous book of animals . The first Latin edition Historia Animalium (1550-1558) consisted of more than 3,000 printed pages.
And countless woodcuts that marked the representation of animals until the end of the 18th century. After more than 300 years, Florike Egmond managed to find what was thought to be lost.
Find templates for printed artwork in Amsterdam. So-called Gessner Platter albums with realistic sea creatures, mammals, reptiles and insects
They are reproduced in full. The introduction tells the story of the sensational discovery and highlights Gessner's importance for the natural sciences.
The highlights of Europe's cultural and visual history can once again be admired.



Translated from English by Gisella M. Vorderobermeier. Edited and introduced by Florike Egmond. 2018. 352 pp. with 422 colour illustrations, biblio. and reg., 24 x 32 cm, gzl. edition wbg,
Darmstadt.



The author

Dr. Florike Egmond is a cultural historian, focusing primarily on the history of science. Her research focus is the natural history of early modern Europe.
Egmond lives in Rome and is associated with Leiden University in the Netherlands.
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