Things (Material, inanimate objects, mostly works of art, both preserved and unpreserved)
Things – [Ico57] Fabulous animals
ID Thing Type Category Technique Materials Function Image Width Height Depth Date description Date from Date to
[T18583] Horned hare head. In Conrad Gessner, Conradi Gesneri Medici Tigvrini Historiae Animalivm Liber Primvs De quadrupedibus viuiparis... Editio secunda ..., Frankfurt am Main: Robert Cambier (printer), 1602 (Washington, Smithsonian Libraries), p. 634 printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T27763] Quarterly Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Habsburg Stripes with Crown and Supporters and Gryf Coat of Arms. In Stanisław Zaborowski, Contra Malos Diuites et Usurarios Tractatus, Cracow: Florian Ungler (printer), 10 April 1512 (Cracow, BJ), [fol. 1v] printing: impression page: figure woodcut, hand colouring paper book decoration: illustration
[T17533] Vasily III, Grand Prince of Moscow. In Comentari della Moscovia Et parimente della Russia et delle altre cose belle et notabili ..., Venice: Niccolò Bascarini (printer), Giovanni Battista Pedrezano (publisher), 1550 (Warsaw, BN) printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T5816] Unicorn (Unicornis ein Einhorn). In Albertus Magnus, Thierbuch Alberti Magni ..., Walther Hermann Ryff (translator), Frankfurt am Main: Cyriacus Jacob (printer), 1545 (Munich, BSB), fol. H3 printing: impression page: figure paper book decoration: illustration
[T18596] Coat of arms of George of Brandenburg. In Christoph Mandel, Das Jesus Christus sey dz ewig Götlich wort ..., Nuremberg: Hans Guldenmund (printer), 1536 (Augsburg, SSB), fol. A1r printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: title page
[T5813] Tragelaphus (Tragelaphos). In Albertus Magnus, Thierbuch Alberti Magni ..., Walther Hermann Ryff (translator), Frankfurt am Main: Cyriacus Jacob (printer), 1545 (Munich, BSB), fol. H2v printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T45449] Harpy (Arpia). In Albertus Magnus, Thierbuch Alberti Magni ..., Walther Hermann Ryff (translator), Frankfurt am Main: Cyriacus Jacob (printer), 1545 (Munich, BSB), fol. J3v printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T46662] Testeum. In Albertus Magnus, Thierbuch Alberti Magni ..., Walther Hermann Ryff (translator), Frankfurt am Main: Cyriacus Jacob (printer), 1545 (Munich, BSB), fol. Z[X]2r printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T46182] Aries Marinus. In Albertus Magnus, Thierbuch Alberti Magni ..., Walther Hermann Ryff (translator), Frankfurt am Main: Cyriacus Jacob (printer), 1545 (Munich, BSB), fol. R3v printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T19794] Dragon devouring the Moon. In Nicolaus Caesareus Leukopatreus, Oznaymienie y Obyawienie prawdźiwego biegu a skłonności niebieskiey ..., Hieronim Malecki (translator), Königsberg: Hans Daubmann (printer), 1562 (Kórnik, BK PAN), fol. A3r printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T37066] Giovanni Battista de' Cavalieri (printmaker), Gregory XIII. In Tomasz Treter, Pontificvm Romanorvm Effigies, Rome: Francesco Zannetti (printer), Domenico Basa (publisher), November-December 1580 (Vienna, ÖNB), fol. 230v printing: impression page: figure engraving paper book decoration: illustration
[T45439] Dryacha (Draycha). In Ortus sanitatis, Johannes de Cuba (compiler attr.), Mainz: Jacob Meydenbach (printer), 23 June 1491 (Munich, BSB), fol. 312v printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T44303] Amphisbaena and Armena (Amfibena et armena). In Ortus sanitatis, Johannes de Cuba (compiler attr.), Mainz: Jacob Meydenbach (printer), 23 June 1491 (Munich, BSB), fol. 254v printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T10215] Apocalyptic Woman Threatened by a Dragon. In Das Newe Testament Teutsch. D. Mart. Luth. Gedruckt zu Franckfurt (1561), Frankfurt am Main: Sigmund Feyerabend (printer), 1561 (Augsburg, SSB), fol. 403v printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T43390] Workshop of Matthäus Merian the Elder (printmaker), Tab. LII (Leucurcuta, Leo Minor, Mantigora). In Jan Jonston, Historiae Natvralis De Quadrvpetibvs Libri ..., Frankfurt am Main: Heirs of Matthäus Merian the Elder (printer), 1649 - 1652 (Mannheim, Universitätsbibliothek Mannheim) printing: impression page: figure engraving paper book decoration: illustration
[T46667] Trebeus. In Albertus Magnus, Thierbuch Alberti Magni ..., Walther Hermann Ryff (translator), Frankfurt am Main: Cyriacus Jacob (printer), 1545 (Munich, BSB), fol. X3r printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T7798] Vasily III, Grand Prince of Moscow. In Georgius Logus, Johannes Rosinus, D. M. S. Sigismvndvs Liber Baro in Herberstain Neyperg et Gvttenhag..., Vienna: Raphael Hoffhalter (printer), 1558 (Zürich, ZB) printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T44877] Pathius (Pathyon). In Ortus sanitatis, Johannes de Cuba (compiler attr.), Mainz: Jacob Meydenbach (printer), 23 June 1491 (Munich, BSB), fol. 285v printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T46623] Pistrix (Pistris). In Ortus sanitatis, Johannes de Cuba (compiler attr.), Mainz: Jacob Meydenbach (printer), 23 June 1491 (Munich, BSB), fol. 354r printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T17068] Orbis arctoi nova et accurata delineatio, Auctore Andrea Bureo Sueco (six sheets) (Stockholm, Kungliga biblioteket – Sveriges Nationalbibliotek) printing: impression single piece engraving, black letterpress paper map 1280 1130 1626 1626‑01‑01 1626‑12‑31