Aquatilium animalium historiae, liber primus : cum eorumdem formis, aere excusis

Salviani, Ippolito, 1514-1572, Aretinus, Bernardus, active 1554, illustrator, Lafréry, Antoine, 1512-1577, engraver, Beatrizet, Nicolas, 1507?-1570?, engraver, Harry, Robert R. (Robert Rees), 1926- , former owner. DSI · 1554 · Romae : Apud eundem Hippolytum Saluianum · 180 pictures

Aquatilium animalium historiae is a 1554 natural history of aquatic animals, fishes and marine life, written by Ippolito Salviani and published in Rome for scholars and naturalists. Its pictures are woodcut historiated initials, each letter framed in a small scene of creatures, landscape and figures, showing how decorative letters can carry narrative imagery within a compact square.

Early works to 1800 · Fishes · Aquatic animals · Cephalopoda · Ichthyology · Cooking (Seafood)

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