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[Engraved title page of 1638 edition of Aldrovandi's De animalibus insectis libri septem]

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Salmincio, Andrea, active 1626-1664., engraver
Contributor(s):
Aldrovandi, Ulisse, 1522-1605?
Publication:
Bonon : Apud Clementem Ferronium, 1638
Language(s):
Latin
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Insects
Genre(s):
Book Illustrations
Pictorial Works
Abstract:
Engraved title page. Two female figures stand on pedestals and hold a scroll on which the title of the work is inscribed. At the head of the page above the central title scroll, two putti straddle two other putti and hold a crown above a coat of arms.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Related Title(s):
Is part of: De animalibus insectis libri septem; See related catalog record: 2301104R
Extent:
1 print : 35 x 23 cm.
Technique:
engraving, black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101456637 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
C02984
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101456637