De reliquis animalibus exanguibus libri quatuor, post mortem eius editi nempe de mollibus, crustaceis, testaceis, et zoophytis
Unidentified artist, Italian, 17th century
Ulisse Aldrovandi
(Italian, 1522–1605)
Giovanni Battista Bellagamba
(Italian)
1606
Place of PublicationBologna, Italy
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with engraved title page and portrait, and numerous woodcuts in the text
DimensionsOverall: 37.4 x 25.2 x 5.8 cm (14 3/4 x 9 15/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Vershbow
Accession number65.1722
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Bologna: Giovanni Battista Bellagamba, 1606
ProvenanceThe Bishops [or perhaps the University] of Dillingen, 1639 [pen inscription on title: "Bibliothecæ Diligemensis / Anno 1639 4 Aprilis"; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Vershbow; 1965, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Vershbow to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 8, 1965)Unidentified artist, Spanish, 16th century
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