Format:
Online-Ressource (xii, 310 p., 20 p. of plates)
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ill
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25 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif ebrary 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9004167234
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9789047433507
Series Statement:
History of science and medicine library v. 5
Content:
The present book gives an insight into the intellectual world of the Swiss polymath Conrad Gessner (1516-1565). Besides an extensive introduction it contains inventories of still exstant as well as lost books and mansucripts of his library
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. This 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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Indexes to the Catalogue; Preface; Abbreviations; List of Illustrations; Chapter One Libraries in 16th-Century Zürich; Chapter Two The History of Gessner's Library; Chapter Three The Contents of the Library; Chapter Four Catalogue; Chapter Five List A: Lost Books; Chapter Six List B: Lost and Extant Manuscripts
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Conrad Gessner's Private Library
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1163/ej.9789004167230.i-311
Author information:
Leu, Urs B. 1961-
Author information:
Gessner, Conrad 1516-1565
