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Vlyssis Aldrouandi patricij Bononiensis Monstrorum historia: cum paralipomenis historiae omnium animalium Bartholomaeus Ambrosinus ... labore et studio uolumen composuit ; Marcus Antonius Bernia in lucem edidit ...
Type
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Book
Creator
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Ulisse Aldrovandi
Contributor
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Bartolommeo Ambrosini
Marcvs Antonivs Bernia
Publisher
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Typis Io(hannis) Baptistae Ferronij
Date
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1658
Language
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Latin
Zotero
Title
Vlyssis Aldrouandi patricij Bononiensis Monstrorum historia: cum paralipomenis historiae omnium animalium Bartholomaeus Ambrosinus ... labore et studio uolumen composuit ; Marcus Antonius Bernia in lucem edidit ...
Item Type
Book
Author
Ulisse Aldrovandi
Contributor
Bartolommeo Ambrosini
Marcvs Antonivs Bernia
Place
Bononiae [Bologna]
Publisher
Typis Io(hannis) Baptistae Ferronij
Date
1658
Call Number
QH313 .A47 1658
Num Pages
950
Note
Pt. 2 has separate title page: Paralipomena accuratissima historiae omnium animalium ... Bononiae : Typis Io. Baptistae Ferronij, 1657.<br /><br />
BINDING:
Leather (calfskin) over pasteboards. The spine has been re-backed. Six ribs on spine. Headband and tailband present. Flatbacked.
CONDITION:
Binding -- leather near the re-backed spine is peeling up. Corners of the boards are a bit frayed.
Pages -- some folded-in corners and some damage to the edges of pages near the end of the book. Engraved title page and first gather are coming a bit loose.
Generally fair condition.
DEDICATIONS:
To the Reader (†1v)
To Ferdinand the Second (†2v)
To the Senators of Bologna. (2A2v)
<p><span>FORMAT:<br /></span>2°: †<sup>4</sup> A – 3P<sup>6</sup> 3Q<sup>8</sup> 3R<sup>6</sup> 3S<sup>8</sup>, <sup>2</sup>A- <sup>2</sup>O<sup>6</sup>(-2O6) [$3 signed (+3Q4, +3S4; -†1, -†2; †3 signed '†2', 2A1, 3L2 signed ‘3L1’, 2H3 signed as "2H1")]. 475 leaves, pp. [8], 1-748 <em>749-776</em>, <em>1-2</em> 3-24 <em>25</em> 26-56 <em>57</em> 58-74 <em>75</em> 76-134 <em>135</em> 136-159 <em>160</em> [=936],[6](misprinted 135 as '139').Boards measure: 36 x 23.5 cm. Leaves measure: 34.5 x 23 cm.<br /><br /></p>
ILLUSTRATIONS:
Contains an engraved title page, several woodcut printer's devices, and several woodcut inhabited initials. The book is heavily illustrated with woodcuts depicting various monstrous or mutated creatures.
MARGINALIA:
Printed Marginalia: Moderate amount of notes indicating different sections of the text and which passages relate to which illustration.
Handwritten Notes: A3v -- two sets of three lines in bright blue ink.
OTHER:
The book is separated into two sections. The first and largest section is attributed to Ulisse Aldrovandi. The second section is an addition to Aldrovandi’s work by Bartolomeo Ambrosini.
PROVENANCE:
CRRS bookplate on inner pastedown. Call number D4 Al.9 3906K written on inner pastedown. CRRS call number QH 313 .A47 1658 Large CRRS RARE written on †1r, CRRS stamp on colophon. This copy seems to have come from the same collection as QL 362 A47 1638 and QL 666 06 A47 1640 due to similarities in binding.
<p><span>TITLE PAGE:<br /></span>[within an engrave compartment depicting an archway with a portrait of Ferdinand II; 330 x 220 mm.; signed <em>Io: Bapt. aCoriolanus F. Bonon.</em>; plate mark 334 x 224 mm.] VLYSSIS ALDROVANDI │ PATRICII BONONIENSIS │ MONSTRORVM HISTORIA. │ <em>CVM PARALIPOMENIS HISTORIÆ</em> │ <em>OMNIVM ANIMALIVM.</em> │ BARTHOLOMÆVS AMBROSINVS │ <em>in patrio Bonon. Archigymnasio Simpl. Med.</em> │ <em>Profeſſor Ordinarius, Muſęi Illustriss. Senatus</em> │ <em>Bonon., et Horti publici Pręfectus Labore, et</em> │ <em>Studio uolumen compoſuit.</em> │ <em>MARCVS ANTONIVS BERNIA</em> │ <em>in lucem edidit Proprijs ſumptibus</em> │ <em>AD SERENISS. ET INVICTVM</em> │ FERDINANDVM II │ <em>MAGNVM HETRVRIÆ DVCEM.</em> │ <em>cum Indice copioſiſſimo</em>│ [within a slot] <em>BONONIÆ Typis Nicolai Tebaldini MDCXLII.</em> │ <em>Superiorum permiſſu.<br /><br /></em></p>
TABLES/INDEXES:
Indexes for both sections.
TYPE:
Roman; italic.
WATERMARK:
Cross with circle underneath. Initials in the circle are possibly M.L.P.
IMPRINT:
Bononiae : Typis Io(hannis) Baptistae Ferronij, 1658.
Imprint from colophon. Imprint on t.p. reads: Bononiae: Typis Nicolai Tebaldini, 1642.
FORMAT:
[8], 748, [28], 159, [7] p. : ill. ; 36 cm. (fol.).
CITATION/REFERENCE:
British Museum, 3.248 (1642 ed.).
Archive Location
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Language
Latin
URL
Featured in: <br /><a href="https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/exhibits/show/crrs-natural-history-books/aldrovandi">Inquirere: Early Natural History Books at the CRRS</a>
<a href="https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/exhibits/show/2019-vic449/aldrovandismonsters">The Renaissance Book</a>
Library Catalog
https://crrs.ca/rare_books/crrs-rare-book-retrieval-requests/
1600-1699
Animals Mythical
Monsters
Omens
Plants