Historiae animalium

Title

Historiae animalium

Subject

Zoology

Description

5 volume encyclopedia that is the first modern attempt to describe all animals known in the Rennaissance

Creator

Conrad Gessner

Date

1551-58

Format

woodcuts

Language

Latin

Type

text

Citation

Conrad Gessner, “Historiae animalium,” Art and Science in the Early Modern World, accessed January 23, 2025, http://artandscience.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/123.

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