UID:
almahu_9949702751902882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789047433507
Series Statement:
Brill eBook titles 2008
Content:
The Swiss physician and polymath Conrad Gessner (1516-1565) was one of the most prominent scientists of the early modern period and wrote numerous important works. During the last two decades were discovered nearly 400 titles from his private library. They give an interesting insight into his interests and his sources. The present book contains not only an introduction and a catalogue of these books, but also inventories of the lost works as well as the still extant and lost manuscripts possessed by Gessner. They open the door to Gessner's study and to the intellectual world of a fascinating Renaissance scholar.
Note:
Preliminary Materials /
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Chapter One. Libraries In 16th-Century Zürich /
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Chapter Two. The History Of Gessner's Library /
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Chapter Three. The Contents Of The Library /
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Chapter Four. Catalogue /
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Chapter Five. List A: Lost Books /
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Chapter Six. List B: Lost And Extant Manuscripts /
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Indexes To The Catalogue /
Additional Edition:
Conrad Gessner's private library ISBN 9789004167230 (hardback : alk. paper)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9004167234 (hardback : alk. paper)
Language:
English
