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[LIVRE DU XVIe SIÈCLE]. BELON (Pierre) La nature & diversité des poissons,
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[BOOK FROM THE XVIth CENTURY]. BELON (Pierre) La nature &| diversité des poissons, avec leurs pourtraicts, representez au plus pres du naturel.
Paris, chez Charles Estienne, 1555. In-8 oblong, [20] f., 448 p., figs, contemporary tan calf, 5-ribbed spine with mute, gilt fleurons, 2 black fillets and one gilt fillet bordering the boards, central gilt medallion, binding skilfully restored, renewed endpapers (stains to boards| small ink stain to corner of title and qq. ff.| following, qq. light marginal halos, qq. russets and leg. fingerprints, small mq.
in margins p.67, 155, tear without damage p. 247).
Third enlarged edition, the most complete, illustrated with 193 woodcut figures in the text. A precursor of natural history, Pierre Belon (1517-1564) presents here a treatise describing, according to the knowledge of the time, all the animals classified at the time under the term "fish", including marine mammals, crustaceans, as well as hippopotamuses and otters.
[Signed A-B 8, C 4, a-z 8, A-E 8].
Older signature on title, Arthault (?), older one, Françoys (?) crossed out.
(USTC 24348| Nissen ZBI, 303 mentions only 184 woods)
Paris, chez Charles Estienne, 1555. In-8 oblong, [20] f., 448 p., figs, contemporary tan calf, 5-ribbed spine with mute, gilt fleurons, 2 black fillets and one gilt fillet bordering the boards, central gilt medallion, binding skilfully restored, renewed endpapers (stains to boards| small ink stain to corner of title and qq. ff.| following, qq. light marginal halos, qq. russets and leg. fingerprints, small mq.
in margins p.67, 155, tear without damage p. 247).
Third enlarged edition, the most complete, illustrated with 193 woodcut figures in the text. A precursor of natural history, Pierre Belon (1517-1564) presents here a treatise describing, according to the knowledge of the time, all the animals classified at the time under the term "fish", including marine mammals, crustaceans, as well as hippopotamuses and otters.
[Signed A-B 8, C 4, a-z 8, A-E 8].
Older signature on title, Arthault (?), older one, Françoys (?) crossed out.
(USTC 24348| Nissen ZBI, 303 mentions only 184 woods)