No. 99865517

Conrad Gesner (1516-1565) Fish: Perch, Goldfish - Folio with woodcuts - 1563
No. 99865517

Conrad Gesner (1516-1565) Fish: Perch, Goldfish - Folio with woodcuts - 1563
Superb folio from an early German edition of Conrad Gesner's Fischbuch
Woodcuts to recto and verso of one leaf. Woodcuts to verso hand coloured.
Zurich: Christopher Froschauer, 1563.
Reference: Nissen 350.
Conrad Gessner was a Renaissance polymath, a physician, philosopher, encyclopaedist, bibliographer, philologist, natural historian and illustrator.
The woodcuts for the work were undertaken by Hans Asper, Johann Thomas, and Lukas Schrön.
Fine 16th century folio.
Later hand colour.
Condition: Light even age toning. Minor corner crease. Please view images carefully.
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