De omni rerum fossilium genere, gemmis, lapidibus, metallis, et huiusmodi, libri aliquot, plerique nunc primum editi / operâ Conradi Gesneri ; quorum catalogum sequens folium continet.
Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565.; Cordus, Valerius, 1515-1544.; Fabricius, Georg, 1516-1571.; Göbel, Severin, 1530-1612.; Iolas, Hierotarantinus.; Kentmann, Johannes, 1518-1574.; La Rue, François, approximately 1520-1585.; Epiphanius, Saint, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus, approximately 310-403.; Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Genève, former owner.
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Title
De omni rerum fossilium genere, gemmis, lapidibus, metallis, et huiusmodi, libri aliquot, plerique nunc primum editi / operâ Conradi Gesneri ; quorum catalogum sequens folium continet.
Created/published
Tiguri : Excudebat Iacobus Gesnerus, anno 1565.
Description
[8], 95, [3], 22, [3], 31, [2], 30 (i. e. 31), [8], 37, [4], 28, [2], 2, 2-85 [7], 169 leaves (leaf [1], 3rd count, leaf [5], 9th count, blank) : ill. (woodcuts) ; 18 cm (8vo)
Associated name
Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565.
Cordus, Valerius, 1515-1544.
Fabricius, Georg, 1516-1571.
Göbel, Severin, 1530-1612.
Iolas, Hierotarantinus.
Kentmann, Johannes, 1518-1574.
La Rue, François, approximately 1520-1585.
Epiphanius, Saint, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus, approximately 310-403.
Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Genève, former owner.
Cordus, Valerius, 1515-1544.
Fabricius, Georg, 1516-1571.
Göbel, Severin, 1530-1612.
Iolas, Hierotarantinus.
Kentmann, Johannes, 1518-1574.
La Rue, François, approximately 1520-1585.
Epiphanius, Saint, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus, approximately 310-403.
Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Genève, former owner.
Note
"A compendium of works by several authors on fossils, gems and metals on most of which Gessner wrote commentaries. His own contribution is a treatise on fossils and gemstones. Each part (except the first one) has its own title page, some of which bear the date 1566. The whole volume was, however, certainly published in 1565 ..."--Wellisch.
Signatures: a⁸ A-2C⁸ ²a-i⁸ [alpha]-[epsilon]⁸ ²[alpha]-[delta]⁸ [dagger][alpha]-[dagger][lamda]⁸ ²2A-2Y⁸ (M8, ²i8 blank).
Leaf 31, 8th count, misnumbered 30.
Table of contents for entire volume: leaf [2], 1st count.
Errata: leaf 169 at end.
Signatures: a⁸ A-2C⁸ ²a-i⁸ [alpha]-[epsilon]⁸ ²[alpha]-[delta]⁸ [dagger][alpha]-[dagger][lamda]⁸ ²2A-2Y⁸ (M8, ²i8 blank).
Leaf 31, 8th count, misnumbered 30.
Table of contents for entire volume: leaf [2], 1st count.
Errata: leaf 169 at end.
Contents
Kentmann, Johann. Nomenclaturae rerum fossilium quae in Misnia praecipue, & in allis quoque regionibus inueniuntur
Kentmann, Johannes. Calculorum qui in corpore ac membris hominum innascuntur genera XII
Fabricius, Georgius. De metallicis rebus ac nominibus observationes variae ... ex schedis Georgii Fabricii: ... quae Georgius Agricola praeterijt
Goebel, Severin. De succino, libri duo
Cordus, Valerius. Valerii Cordi ... De halosantho seu spermate ceti vulgo dicto, liber, nunc primum in lucem aeditus
Epiphanus, Saint, bp. of Constantia in Cyprus. Sancti patris Epiphanii episcopi Cypri ad Diodorum Tyri episcopum, De XII. gemmis, quae erant in veste Aaronis, liber graecus, & e regione latinus, Iola Hierotarantiano interprete: cum corallario Conradi Gesneri
La Rue, François. De gemmis aliquot, iis praesertim quarum Diuus Ioannes apostolus in sua Apocalypsi meminit
Gesner, Konrad. Conradi Gesneri De rerum fossilium, lapidum et gemmarum ... figuris ... liber.
Kentmann, Johannes. Calculorum qui in corpore ac membris hominum innascuntur genera XII
Fabricius, Georgius. De metallicis rebus ac nominibus observationes variae ... ex schedis Georgii Fabricii: ... quae Georgius Agricola praeterijt
Goebel, Severin. De succino, libri duo
Cordus, Valerius. Valerii Cordi ... De halosantho seu spermate ceti vulgo dicto, liber, nunc primum in lucem aeditus
Epiphanus, Saint, bp. of Constantia in Cyprus. Sancti patris Epiphanii episcopi Cypri ad Diodorum Tyri episcopum, De XII. gemmis, quae erant in veste Aaronis, liber graecus, & e regione latinus, Iola Hierotarantiano interprete: cum corallario Conradi Gesneri
La Rue, François. De gemmis aliquot, iis praesertim quarum Diuus Ioannes apostolus in sua Apocalypsi meminit
Gesner, Konrad. Conradi Gesneri De rerum fossilium, lapidum et gemmarum ... figuris ... liber.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2006-2007. Technologies of Writing in the Age of Print.
Cited/described in
Wellisch, H. Conrad Gessner: a bio-bibliography. (J. of the Society for the Bib. of Natural Hist. 7, pt. 2 (June 1975): 151-247), A63
Adams, H.M. Catalogue of books printed on the continent of Europe, 1501-1600, in Cambridge libraries, G522
Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachbereich erschienenen Drucke des XVI. Jahrhunderts (VD 16), G1768
NLM, 16th cent. 1033, 2121, 2656
Wellcome cat. of printed books, 2804
BM STC German, 1455-1600, p. 357
Adams, H.M. Catalogue of books printed on the continent of Europe, 1501-1600, in Cambridge libraries, G522
Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachbereich erschienenen Drucke des XVI. Jahrhunderts (VD 16), G1768
NLM, 16th cent. 1033, 2121, 2656
Wellcome cat. of printed books, 2804
BM STC German, 1455-1600, p. 357
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Illustrations (layout features)
Annotations.
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Switzerland -- Zurich.
Item Details
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QE362 .G4 1565 Cage
Folger-specific note
Folger copy: bound in early pig, elaboratly stamped and rolled. Manuscript note on flyleaf, in an early hand. Unidentified armorial gold stamp on binding; Bookstamp on title page, overlain by withdrawal stamp: Musee d'histoire naturelle de Geneve.