Fabii Columnæ, Lyncei, nobilis Neapolitani, genere Romani, Opusculum de Purpura : Romae primùm, an. 1616 editum, & nunc iterùm luci datum, operâ ac studio Johann-Danielis Majoris ... cujus novissimè accesserunt annotationes quædam

Colonna, Fabio, 1567-1650, Major, Johann Daniel, 1634-1693, Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927, former owner. DSI, Lea, Isaac, 1792-1886, former owner. DSI, Richard, J., former owner. DSI, Library of Congress, former owner. DSI · 1675 · Kiliae : Imprimebat Joachim. Reumannus, academ. typogr. · 57 pictures

A 1675 Kiel edition of Fabio Colonna's treatise on purple dye, a work of natural history on the sea snails that yield Tyrian purple, edited by Johann Daniel Major for scholars and naturalists. Its woodcuts show shells in detail, with ribbed whorls, gaping apertures and fine hatched shading that a designer could use for organic linework and botanical-style study.

Purpura (Mollusks) · Mollusks

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