Things (Material, inanimate objects, mostly works of art, both preserved and unpreserved)
Things – [Ico4733] Monsters of mixed human and animal shape
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ID Thing Type Category Technique Materials Function Image Width Height Depth Date description Date from Date to
[T9133] Sea Monk. In Conrad Gessner, Conradi Gesneri medici Tigurini Historiae Animalium Liber IIII: qui est de Piscium & Aquatilium animantium natura, Zürich: Christoph Froschauer (printer), 1558 (Washington, Library of Congress), p. 519 ◼ printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T30287] Cristoforo Coriolano (printmaker), Bishop-fish (Monstrum Marinum rudomenta habitus Episcopi referens). In Ulisse Aldrovandi, Vlyssis Aldrovandi Patricii Bononiensis Monstrorvm Historia cvm Paralipomenis Historiae omnivm animalivm, Bologna: Nicolò Tebaldini (printer), 1642 (Washington, Smithsonian Libraries), p. 358 ◼ printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T9117] Bishop-fish (De pisce episcopi habitu). In Gvlielmi Rondeletii ... Libri de Piscibus Marinis, in quibus verae Piscium effigies expressae sunt ..., Lyon: Macé Bonhomme (printer), 1554 (Washington, Smithsonian Libraries), p. 494 ◼ printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T9134] Bishop-fish (De pisce episcopi habitu, Rondeletius). In Conrad Gessner, Conradi Gesneri medici Tigurini Historiae Animalium Liber IIII: qui est de Piscium & Aquatilium animantium natura, Zürich: Christoph Froschauer (printer), 1558 (Washington, Library of Congress), p. 520 ◼ printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T30286] Cristoforo Coriolano (printmaker), Sea Monk. In Ulisse Aldrovandi, Vlyssis Aldrovandi Patricii Bononiensis Monstrorvm Historia cvm Paralipomenis Historiae omnivm animalivm, Bologna: Nicolò Tebaldini (printer), 1642 (Washington, Smithsonian Libraries), p. 28 ◼ printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T30289] Cristoforo Coriolano (printmaker), Monk Calf of Freiberg (Vitulomonachus Sorbini). In Ulisse Aldrovandi, Vlyssis Aldrovandi Patricii Bononiensis Monstrorvm Historia cvm Paralipomenis Historiae omnivm animalivm, Bologna: Nicolò Tebaldini (printer), 1642 (Washington, Smithsonian Libraries), p. 371 ◼ printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T6828] Cristoforo Coriolano (blockcutter), Monster Born in Belgium or in Cracow (Infans [Sigmòxes], cum promuscide, & capitibus animalium). In Ulisse Aldrovandi, Vlyssis Aldrovandi Patricii Bononiensis Monstrorvm Historia cvm Paralipomenis Historiae omnivm animalivm, Bologna: Nicolò Tebaldini (printer), 1642 (Washington, Smithsonian Libraries), p. 373 ◼ printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T78248] Joachim (I) von Sandrart (printmaker), Frontispiece to Physica Curiosa. In Kaspar Schott, P. Gasparis Schotti Regis Curiani ... Physica Curiosa ..., Würzburg: Johann Jobst Hertz (printer), Wolfgang Moritz Endter and Johann Andreas Endter, sons (publisher), 1662 (Wolfenbüttel, HAB) ◼ printing: impression page: marginalia and borders engraving paper book decoration: title page
[T77599] Two monsters (Infans ore leonino and Monster of Novara). In Fortunio Liceti, De Monstrorvm Cavssis, Natvra, Et Differentiis Libri Dvo ..., Padua: Varisco Varisco (printer), Paolo Frambotto (printer), 1634 (Los Angeles, CA, Getty Research Institute), p. 192 ◼ printing: impression page: figure engraving paper book decoration: illustration
[T2922] Monogrammist I.C.B. (blockcutter attr.), Warning Against False Prophets. In Mikołaj Rej, Swiętych słow a spraw Pańskich, ktore tu sprawował Pan ... Kroynika, albo Postilia ..., Cracow: Maciej Wirzbięta (printer), 1556 - 5 January 1557 (Cracow, BJ), fol. 164v ◼ printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T74922] Sea monk. In Eyn wunderbarlicher Fisch furwar, In De[nn]marck gefangen diesses Jar., location unknown: 1546 (Munich, BSB) ◼ printing: impression page: figure woodcut, handwriting paper book decoration: illustration
[T9061] Sea Monk. In Ambroise Paré, Deux Livres De Chirvrgie, I. De la generatio[n] de l’homme... 2. Des monstres tant terrestres que marins ..., Paris: André Wechel (printer), 1573 (Paris, Bibliothèques d'Université Paris Cité - Bibliothèque numérique Medica), p. 536 ◼ printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T9062] Monk Calf of Freiberg. In Ambroise Paré, Deux Livres De Chirvrgie, I. De la generatio[n] de l’homme... 2. Des monstres tant terrestres que marins ..., Paris: André Wechel (printer), 1573 (Paris, Bibliothèques d'Université Paris Cité - Bibliothèque numérique Medica), p. 431 ◼ printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T9116] Sea Monk. In Gvlielmi Rondeletii ... Libri de Piscibus Marinis, in quibus verae Piscium effigies expressae sunt ..., Lyon: Macé Bonhomme (printer), 1554 (Washington, Smithsonian Libraries), p. 492 ◼ printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T16935] Robert Walton (print publisher), A Booke of all Kinds of BEASTS, in their severall Shapes, Postures, and Proportions, being the third Part of the View of Creation. This, as also all other Parts, are Printed & Sold By Robert Walton, at the Globe & Compasses, near the Great North Door of St. Pauls Church (London, BM) ◼ printing: impression single piece engraving paper book decoration: title page 272 174 1660 ‑ 1670 1660‑01‑01 1670‑12‑31
[T8967] Mantichoron. In Manuel Philes, Τοῦ σοφωτάτου καὶ λογιωτάτου κυρίου Μανουήλου τοῦ Φιλῆ... (Harvard, 1565), manuscript (Cambridge, MA, Harvard University, Houghton Library), fol. 26 ◼ drawing page: figure pencil, washes, pen paper book decoration: illustration
[T11550] Onocentaur. In Manuel Philes, Τοῦ σοφωτάτου Μανουηλου τοῦ Φιλη στίχοι ἰαμβικοὶ πρὸσ τὸν αὐτοκράτορα μιχαὴλ τὸν παλαιολόγον περὶ τῆς τῶν ζώων ἰδιότητος, manuscript (Oxford, Bodleian Library), fol. 30v ◼ drawing page: figure washes, pen paper book decoration: illustration
[T19624] Onocentaur. In Manuel Philes, Τοῦ σοφωτάτου καὶ λογιωτάτου κυρίου Μανουήλου τοῦ Φιλῆ... (Harvard, 1565), manuscript (Cambridge, MA, Harvard University, Houghton Library), fol. 31r drawing page: figure washes, pen parchment: vellum book decoration: illustration
[T8951] Mantichoron. In Collection of works by Pseudo-Oppien, Xenophon and Manuel Philes (BnF, 1554), manuscript (Paris, BnF), fol. 90r ◼ drawing page: figure pencil, washes, pen paper book decoration: illustration
[T11606] Manticore. In Manuel Philes, Τοῦ σοφωτάτου ΜΑΝΟΥΗΛΟΥ τοῦ ΦΙΛΗ στίχοι ἰαμβικοὶ πρὸς τὸν αὐτοκράτορα μιχαὴλ τὸν παλαιολόγον περὶ τῆς τῶν ζώων ἰδιότητος (BAV, 1560), manuscript (Vatican, BAV), fol. 27r drawing page: figure washes, pen paper book decoration: illustration