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Konrad Gesner (1516–1565)

Author of Curious Woodcuts of Fanciful and Real Beasts

30 Works 132 Members 1 Review

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Includes the names: Conrad Gesner, Conrad Gessner

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Works by Konrad Gesner

Curious Woodcuts of Fanciful and Real Beasts (1971) 59 copies

Beasts and Animals in Decorative Woodcuts of the Renaissance (1983) 24 copies

Gesner's Curious and Fantastic Beasts CD-ROM and Book (2004) 20 copies

The newe iewell of health (1971) 3 copies

Bibliotheca Vniuersalis, siue Catalogus omnium scriptorum locupletissimus, in tribus linguis, Latina, Græca, &… 1 copy

Lexicon graecolatinvm, novissime ab innvmeris mendis recognitum & insigni accesione auctum per Conradum Gesnerum… 1 copy

Biblioteca uniuersalis, siue, Catalogus omnium scriptorum locupletissimus, in tribus linguis, Latina, Graeca, &… 1 copy

HISTORIA ANIMALIUM-VOL IV, pp. 103-104 1 copy

Historia animalium - Piscium & aquatilium animantium natura 1 copy

Ausfuhrliche Beschreibung Und Lebendige Conterfactur Aller Und Jeden Fischen. (German Edition) 1 copy

Beschreibung aller Fische (German Edition) 1 copy

Vogelbuch oder außführliche Beschreibung und lebendige, ja auch eygentliche Controfactur und Abmahlung aller und… 1 copy

The Treasure of Evonymus (The English Experience Number 97) (1969) 1 copy

Description of the Riven Mountain, commonly called Mount Pilatus 1 copy

On the admiration of mountains, the prefatory letter addressed to Jacob Avienus, Physician, in Gesner's pamphlet "On 1 copy

Conrad Gesners Thierbuch (Tierbuch), Vogelbuch und Fischbuch. (1980) 1 copy

Historia anima 1 copy

Vingt lettres à Jean Bauhin fils : 1563-1565 (Collection Renaissance et âge baroque) 1 copy

L'ammirazione della montagna (2023) — Author — 1 copy

Conr. Gesneri Historiae animalium liber primus De quadrupedibus viviparis : opus philosophis, medicis, grammaticis,… 1 copy

Bibliotheca universalis und Appendix 1 copy

Historia plantarum et vires : ex Dioscoride, Paulo Aegineta, Theophrasto, Plinio et recentioribus Graecis, iuxta… 1 copy

Historiæ animalium liber IIII. qui est De piscium 1 copy

Von allerhand künstlichen und bewehrten Oelen, Wasseren und heimlichen Artzneyen (1979) 1 copy

Mithridates Gesneri : experimens differentias linguarum, tum veterum tum qua hodie, per totum terrarum orbem, in usu… 1 copy

Bibliotheca instituta et collecta primum a Conrado Gesnero, : deinde in epitomen redacta & nouorum libroru[m]… 1 copy

Historiæ animalium liber III. qui est de auium natura. 1 copy

Historiæ animalium lib. I, II. De quadrupedibus viviparis. 1 copy

De omni rerum fossilium genere, gemmis, lapidibus, metallis, et huiusmodi, : libri aliquot, plerique nunc primum ... 1 copy

The newe iewell of health wherein is contayned the most excellent secretes of phisicke and philosophie, deuided into… 1 copy

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Other names: Gessner, Conrad
Gesner, Konrad
Gesner, Conrad
Geßner, Konrad
Gesner, Conrad von
Gesnerus, Conradus
Birthdate: 1516-03-26
Date of death: 1565-12-13
Gender: male
Nationality: Switzerland
Birthplace: Zürich, Switzerland
Education: University of Strasbourg
University of Bourges
Occupations: zoologist
linguist
botanist

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Works: 30
Members: 132
Popularity: #153,555
Rating: 3.0

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 6
Languages: 2

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