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Repository: American Museum of Natural History
Publisher: American Museum of Natural History Research Library
Original Caption: Hoopoe, Upupa Epops
Medium: Woodblock prints
Imprint: Francofvrdi : Ex officina typographica Ioannis Wecheli : Impensis Roberti Cambieri, MDLXXXV [1585]
Identifier: b10606257
Edition: Nunc denvo recognitvs ac plvribus in locis emendatus, multisque nouis iconibus & descriptionibus locupletatus, ac denique breuibus in margine annotationibus illustratus, sicut plenius decima pagina indicabit : adiecti svnt ad calcem libri indices alphabetici decem super nominibus auium in totidem linguis diuersis ; & ante illos enumeratio auium eo ordine quo in hoc volumine continentur.
Description of Publication: [12], 806, [28] p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 38 cm. (fol.)
Department / Discipline: Ornithology
Date of Publication: 1585
Date: 2013
Coverage: Eurasia, Madagascar
Collection Title: Rare Book Collection
Collection Name: Rare Book Collection
Collection Description: The images of the Rare Book Collection highlight some of the art, illustrations, engravings, maps, and sketches from the over 14,000 rare materials housed at the Library. The Museum Library’s Rare Book Collection includes field diaries and scrapbooks, richly illustrated fragile and uniquely bound materials, limited and/or autographed editions; published and unpublished materials with special Museum association; materials of high monetary value; and rare books relevant to natural history, especially in those fields of interest at the Museum. This image collection commences with all of the artwork showcased in Natural Histories: Extraordinary Rare Book Selections from the American Museum of Natural History Library: Essays & Plates, a book edited by the Library’s Director, published in October, 2012.
Call Number: RF-29-H
Book Title: Conr. Gesneri ... Historiae animalium liber III : qui est de auium natura