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Techniques and Reception of Prints in Central and Eastern Europe (15th–18th c.)
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Elk (antlered)

In Animal drawings collected by Felix Platter (so-called Gessner Albums), vol. 2 (Amsterdam, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Special Collections), fol. 20

fol. 20 (37 of 123 in-Urus figures)
fol. 20
fol. 21
Details
  • drawing
  • watercolour
  • paper
  • page: figure
  • book decoration: illustration
Actors
  • Conrad Gessner (26 March 1516 - 13 December 1565) owner : from 1560
  • Johannes Pontanus (1521 - 1572) owner : until 1560
Design

Elk (antlered). In Animal drawings collected by Felix Platter (so-called Gessner Albums), vol. 2 (Amsterdam, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Special Collections), fol. 20 ◼

In-Urus interactions
  • ⇥ Elk, antlered (Froschauer 1560) Part of Set for Gessner's Historia animalium (Froschauer) ◼
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Iconography description
  • Elk (Alces alces) (Iconclass: 25FF24(ELK))
Inscriptions, Markings and Mentions
Inscriptions
  • Alce a Pontano ad uiuu(m) espressa
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Created on
  • 2021-10-13 13:37

Edited by
  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec

Last update by
  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2023-06-27 21:44)

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