Vlyssis Aldrovandi ... De reliquis animalibus exanguibus libri quatuor, post mortem eius editi : nempe de mollibvs, crvstaceis, testaceis et zoophytis

Aldrovandi, Ulisse, 1522-1605. aut (NL-LeOCL)070804397, Ferroni, Giovanni Battista (Bologna) prt (NL-LeOCL)138416257, Bernia, Marcus Antonius (Bologna) prt (NL-LeOCL)328445061 · 1642 · [Bononiæ] : sumptibus Marci Anthonij Berniæ ; Bononiæ : tijpis Io: Baptistæ Ferronij · 54 pictures

Posthumous 1642 Bologna natural history volume by naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi, printed for Marcus Antonius Bernia, cataloguing invertebrates such as molluscs, crustaceans and zoophytes for scholars. Its woodcut shells are drawn in close, hatched line with strong shading, showing cowries, spiny murex and a bivalve, useful for designers seeking early scientific engraving textures and specimen-style layouts.

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