Animalium

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The colored woodcut illustrations were the first real attempts to represent animals in their natural environment. It is the first book to illustrate fossils. [ 5] [ 10] Jenny Broom studied painting at the Slade School of Art before becoming a writer and editor. She lives in London. Disclaimer/Publisher’s Note: The statements, opinions and data contained in all publications are solely those of the individual author(s) and contributor(s) and not of MDPI and/or the editor(s). MDPI and/or the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to people or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content. Gessner, Conrad; etal. (1971). Curious Woodcuts of Fanciful and Real Beasts - A Selection of 190 Sixteenth-century Woodcuts from Gessner's and Topsell's Natural Histories. Dover Publications. ISBN 04862270-1-4. As in companion volume Animalium by Jenny Broom and also illustrated by Scott (2014), the digitally colored images are not drawn to scale but are rendered with as much attention to visual impact as to exact, formal anatomical detail...a big, decorative, eye-filling survey.

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Animaliumpresents the animal kingdom in glorious detail with illustrations from Katie Scott, an unparalleled talent.Hendrikx, Sophia. "Monstrosities from the Sea. Taxonomy and tradition in Conrad Gessner’s (1516-1565) discussion of cetaceans and sea-monsters". Anthropozoologica 53 (11): 133–134. http://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques/anthropozoologica/53/11. Gesner was aware of fakery in the curio shops market, where dried rays were manipulated to look like dragons (Jenny Hanivers). [ 8] There may have also been fake mermaid-like creatures being imported from China by the Dutch. [ 9] Aristotle: Historia Animalium: Volume I Books I-X: Text (Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries)

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Part oversized album and part encyclopedia, this "museum" of the animal kingdom showcases its variety and diversity with numerous examples from around the world. What distinguishes this collection from similar overviews is its presentation. The illustrations look like nature prints from long ago, but unlike those old engravings and lithographs, these fine-lined drawings began with pen and ink and were colored digitally. ... Overall, this impressive survey will surprise and please its visitors Aristotle: *Historia Animalium*: Volume 1, Books I-X: Text (Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries)

Pettitt, George A. (18 February 2014). "Conrad Gesner". Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved 26 September 2017. Gudger, E. W. (1934). "Jenny Hanivers, Dragons and Basilisks in the Old Natural History Books and in Modern Times". The Scientific Monthly. 38 (6): 511–523. JSTOR 15490 Kusukawa, S. (July 2010). "The sources of Gessner's pictures for the Historia animalium". Annals of Science 67 (3): 303–328. doi:10.1080/00033790.2010.488899. PMID 20853813. http://www.rhinoresourcecenter.com/pdf_files/128/1286404337.pdf. Ogilvie, Brian W. (2006). The Science of Describing: Natural History in Renaissance Europe. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-62087-5.

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Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuth As Dr. Sandra Knapp of London’s Natural History Museum observes in the forward, we share our planet with about two million other species of living things, and these show incredible diversity. But of course we don’t always get to see many of the marvelous creatures of this planet in our daily lives. The “Animalium” attempts to remedy that omission, bringing a virtual museum to you that is “open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.” It is also, as the author contends, “the only museum to house animals ancient and modern, enormous and tiny, vicious and vulnerable, between two covers.” And it is amazing.Gmelig-Nijboer, Caroline Aleid (1977). Conrad Gessner's 'Historia animalium': an inventory of renaissance zoology. Meppel.

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Aristotle: Historia Animalium: Volume I Books I-X: Text (Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries) [Soft Cover ] Schmitt, Charles B.; etal. (1990). The Cambridge History of Renaissance Philosophy. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-39748-0. There have been various academic studies relating to Gesner's inclusion of some fantastical-looking creatures in the volumes, such as sea monk, sea bishop, or ichthyocentaur. [ 6] [ 7]And, to my mind, it is these illustrations rather than the ‘gallery’ structure that really make the book. Old fashioned - if not ‘paint and ink’ than the digital equivalent - and reminiscent of the Victorian explorers colour plates found in natural history museums ('Images of Nature' might just be my favourite gallery in the whole of the Natural History Museum, London). They are enchanting and beautiful in the way that most photo snaps of animals don’t manage (though I do love animal photography and Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the only art exhibition anyone will ever find me in raptures about). They are the main attraction of the book and what makes it stand out from other, similar, children’s encyclopaedias and reference books.