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THBThe first printed book dedicated entirely to insects
Lot 20
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ALDROVANDI, ULISSE De animalibus insectis libri septem. Bologna: Giovanni Battista Bellagamba. 1602. First edition. Old vellum over boards with spine title in ink, 9¾ x 14 inches (25 x 35 cm). pp. [12], 767, [45]. Collation: 2°: †6, A-3X6, 3Y4; complete thus. Wood-engraved title page and portrait, and several woodcut illustrations throughout. Binding sprung and shelfworn, with damage to the head and tail of the spine, a trifle wormed. Hinges repaired, a short crack to the upper joint. A few small stains to the title page, neat paper repairs on leaves †2, 3S6, and 3Y4. Worming affecting just the gutter of the first gathering and a nickel-sized hole with loss to text affects the end of the index, leaves 3X6 to 3Y4. Some foxing throughout, with just a few leaves quite browned due to varying paper stocks. A crisp and unwashed copy. The first printed book dedicated entirely to insects. Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605) was the chair of natural history at the University of Bologna. He founded a botanical garden in Bologna. Aldrovandi amassed "probably the largest scientific collection of sixteenth-century Europe," and his naturalia would go to the city of Bologna after his death, where his widow and students continued work on the natural historical encyclopedia that was his life's work. De animalibus insectis is amply illustrated with woodcuts, many based on drawings executed by Aldrovandi and his assistants after preserved samples gathered throughout his tours of Italy. Aldrovandi's text gives physical descriptions of the insects depicted, but also demonstrates the depth of Aldrovandi's learning through its citations of classical and biblical sources and commentaries on the iconographic, cultural, and medicinal functions of each insect.No condition report? Click below to request one.*Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available. Request a condition report
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