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Techniques and Reception of Prints in Central and Eastern Europe (15th–18th c.)
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Elk (Hippelaphus. A Caio Anglo)

In Animal drawings collected by Felix Platter (so-called Gessner Albums), vol. 2 (Amsterdam, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Special Collections), fol. 27

fol. 27 (53 of 123 in-Urus figures)
fol. 26
fol. 27
Details
  • drawing
  • paper
  • page: figure
  • book decoration: illustration
Actors
  • Conrad Gessner (26 March 1516 - 13 December 1565) owner
  • John Caius (6 October 1510 - 29 July 1573) owner
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Elk (Hippelaphus. A Caio Anglo). In Animal drawings collected by Felix Platter (so-called Gessner Albums), vol. 2 (Amsterdam, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Special Collections), fol. 27 Part of Animal drawings collected by Felix Platter ◼

In-Urus interactions
  • ⇥ Elk (Hippelaphus) (Froschauer 1560) Part of Set for Gessner's Historia animalium (Froschauer) ◼
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Iconography description
  • Elk (Alces alces) (Iconclass: 25FF24(ELK))
Functional context

Gessner's Historia animalium or Icones, or Topsell (Natural history)

Caption

Hippelaphus

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  • 2021-10-13 13:37

Edited by
  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec

Last update by
  • Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2026-09-19 05:17)

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