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Petri Bellonii Cenomani de aquatilibus, libri duo cum eiconibus
De aquatilibus
Petri Bellonii Cenomani de aquatilibus, libri duo cum eiconibus
Attributed to: Pierre Gourdelle (French, about 1530–after 1588)
Author: Pierre Belon (French, 1517?–1564)
Printer: Charles Estienne (French, 1504–about 1564)
Author: Pierre Belon (French, 1517?–1564)
Printer: Charles Estienne (French, 1504–about 1564)
1553
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with numerous hand-colored woodcuts
Dimensions
Overall: 11.1 x 18 x 3.2 cm (4 3/8 x 7 1/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow
Accession Number1989.844
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Charles Estienne, 1553
Catalogue Raisonné
Brunet I, 761; Nissen, Zoologische Buchillustration, 302
Description(Paris: Charles Estienne, 1553) Octavo; 240 leaves [lacking fol. D5]; contemporary gilt-stamped calf (red cloth box).
Illustrations of fish, shellfish, mollusks, whales, turtles (pp. 52-53), hippopotamus (p. 13), "monkfish" (p. 39), crocodile (p. 43), etc.
Illustrations of fish, shellfish, mollusks, whales, turtles (pp. 52-53), hippopotamus (p. 13), "monkfish" (p. 39), crocodile (p. 43), etc.
ProvenanceThomas, Lord Trevor (bookplate dated 1738); Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow, by whom given to MFA, December 1989.