Things (Material, inanimate objects, mostly works of art, both preserved and unpreserved)
Nature: [1193] Biotic resources: Animalia
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ID Thing Type Category Technique Materials Function Image Width Height Depth Date description Date from Date to
[T86594]Falconry (Pourtraict d'un fauconnier qui leurre un oyseau de proye). In Pierre Belon, L'Histoire de la nature des oyseaux, Paris: Benoît Prévost (printer), 1555, p. 106 ◼printing: impressionpage: figurewoodcutpaperbook decoration: illustration
[T86247]Armadillo (The Tatus, Guinean beast). In Edward Topsell, The Historie Of Fovre-Footed Beastes ..., London: William Jaggard (printer), 1607 (London, The Wellcome Library), p. 705 ◼printing: impressionpage: figurewoodcutpaperbook decoration: illustration
[T16750]Lynx (De Lyncibus et pellibus eorundem). In Olaus Magnus, Historia De Gentibvs Septentrionalibvs ..., Rome: Giovanni Maria Viotti (printer), 1555 (Oslo, Nasjonalbiblioteket), p. 610 ◼printing: impressionpage: figurewoodcutpaperbook decoration: illustration
[T17077]Lynx (Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum) ◼printing: impressionetchingpaper13795
[T16566]Olaus Magnus (designer), Carta marina et descriptio septemtrionalium terrarum... (Uppsala, Uppsala universitetsbibliotek) ◼printing: impressionsingle piecewoodcutpapermap170012501 January 1539 ‑ 13 December 15391539‑01‑011539‑12‑13
[T11657]Hans Rudolf Manuel called Deutsch (printmaker), Animals from Olaus Magnus's Carta marina. In Sebastian Münster, Cosmographiae uniuersalis Lib. VI in quibus, iuxta certiores fidei scriptorum ..., Basel: Heinrich Petri (printer), January 1550 - March 1550 (Cracow, MNK, BCzart), pp. 852-853 ◼printing: impressionpage: figurewoodcutpaper
[T84110]Pieter van der Borcht (designer), Geeraard Jansen van Kampen (printmaker), Poisonous Snake from Lemnos (Chondrilla gummi, aliaque singularia, tum serpentum qui in insula Lemno reperiuntur nomina). In Pierre Belon, Plurimarum singularium & memorabilium rerum in Graecia, Asia, Aegypto, Iudaea, Arabia, aliisque exteris prouinciis ab ipso conspectarum observationes, tribus libris expressae, Charles de L'Écluse (Clusius) (translator), Antwerp: Franciscus (II) Raphelengius (printer), Officina Plantiniana (printer), 1605 (Warsaw, MiIZ PAN), p. 35 ◼printing: impressionpage: figurewoodcutpaperbook decoration: illustration
[T11667]Parrotfish (Portraict du Scarus). In Pierre Belon, Les Observations De Plvsieurs Singularitez Et choses memorables, trouuées en Grece, Asie ..., Paris: Guillaume Cavellat (printer), 1553 (Munich, BSB), fol. 10r ◼printing: impressionpage: figurewoodcutpaper
[T82747]Pieter van der Borcht (designer), Geeraard Jansen van Kampen (printmaker), Parrotfish (Scarus piscis). In Pierre Belon, Plurimarum singularium & memorabilium rerum in Graecia, Asia, Aegypto, Iudaea, Arabia, aliisque exteris prouinciis ab ipso conspectarum observationes, tribus libris expressae, Charles de L'Écluse (Clusius) (translator), Antwerp: Franciscus (II) Raphelengius (printer), Officina Plantiniana (printer), 1605 (Warsaw, MiIZ PAN), p. 15 ◼printing: impressionpage: figurewoodcutpaperbook decoration: illustration
[T82749]Pieter van der Borcht (designer), Geeraard Jansen van Kampen (printmaker), Ibex (Bouc-estain). In Pierre Belon, Plurimarum singularium & memorabilium rerum in Graecia, Asia, Aegypto, Iudaea, Arabia, aliisque exteris prouinciis ab ipso conspectarum observationes, tribus libris expressae, Charles de L'Écluse (Clusius) (translator), Antwerp: Franciscus (II) Raphelengius (printer), Officina Plantiniana (printer), 1605 (Warsaw, MiIZ PAN), p. 20 ◼printing: impressionpage: figurewoodcutpaperbook decoration: illustration
[T82748]Pieter van der Borcht (designer), Geeraard Jansen van Kampen (printmaker), Bee-eater. In Pierre Belon, Plurimarum singularium & memorabilium rerum in Graecia, Asia, Aegypto, Iudaea, Arabia, aliisque exteris prouinciis ab ipso conspectarum observationes, tribus libris expressae, Charles de L'Écluse (Clusius) (translator), Antwerp: Franciscus (II) Raphelengius (printer), Officina Plantiniana (printer), 1605 (Warsaw, MiIZ PAN), p. 16 ◼printing: impressionpage: figurewoodcutpaperbook decoration: illustration
[T49117]Map of Europe. In Nova et acvrata totivs Evropae Tabvla, Amsterdam: Hendrik (I) Hondius (printer), 1624 (Weimar, HAAB) ◼printing: impressionsingle piece: broadsideengravingpapermap
[T53210]Title-page of Computus nouus totius fere Astronomie. In Piotr Gaszowiec, Computus nouus totius fere Astronomie fundame[n]tum pulcerrimum contine[n]s, Cracow: Kaspar Hochfeder (printer), 1504 (Cracow, BJ) ◼printing: impressionpage: figurewoodcut, handwritingpaperbook decoration: front matter
[T58189]Arnold Nicolai (blockcutter), Bird of Strange and Admirable Beauty (Oyseau d'vne estrange beauté & admirable). In André Thevet, Les Singvlaritez De La France Antarctiqve, Avtrement Nommée Amerique ..., Antwerp: Christophe Plantin (printer), 1558 (Paris, BnF), fol. 113r ◼printing: impressionpage: figurewoodcutpaperbook decoration: illustration
[T58226]Bird of Strange and Admirable Beauty (Oyseau d'vne estrange beauté & admirable). In André Thevet, Les singvlaritez de la France antarctiqve, avtrement nommée Amerique ..., Paris: Heirs of Maurice de La Porte (printer), 1557 (Washington, DC, Library of Congress), fol. 115v ◼printing: impressionpage: figurewoodcutpaperbook decoration: illustration
[T41579]Field vole (De muribus acrestibus). In Conrad Gessner, Conradi Gesneri Medici Tigvrini Historiae Animalivm Liber Primvs De quadrupedibus viuiparis... Editio secunda ..., Frankfurt am Main: Robert Cambier (printer), 1602 (Washington, DC, Smithsonian Libraries), p. 733 ◼printing: impressionpage: figurewoodcutpaperbook decoration: illustration
[T24221]Printer's device of Jan Haller. In Com[m]une incliti Poloni[a]e Regni priuilegium co[n]stitutionu[m] [et] indultuu[m] publicitus decretorum approbatoru[m]q[ue] ..., Jan (I) Łaski (compiler), Cracow: Jan Haller (printer), 27 January 1506 (Warsaw, BN) ◼printing: impressionpage: figurewoodcut, hand colouringpaperbook decoration: illustration
[T9129]Crocodile Tail (?). In Conrad Gessner, Conradi Gesneri medici Tigurini Historiae Animalium Liber IIII: qui est de Piscium & Aquatilium animantium natura, Zürich: Christoph Froschauer (printer), 1558 (Warsaw, BN), p. 359 ◼printing: impressionpage: figurewoodcutpaperbook decoration: illustration
[T22043]Hazel Grouse (Bonosa, Hasselhun). In Viellerley wu[n]derbarlicher Thier des Erdtrichs Mehrs vnd des Luffts allen anfahenden Malern vnd Goldtschmieden nuetzlich Sampt andern Kuenstnern, Frankfurt am Main: Cyriacus Jacob (printer), 1546 (Munich, BSB), fol. H4r ◼printing: impressionpage: figurewoodcutpaperbook decoration: illustration
[T84442]Arnold Nicolai (blockcutter attr.), American Bison. In Francisco López de Gómara, La Historia General Delas Indias..., Antwerp: Johannes Steelsius (printer), Johannes De Laet (publisher), 1554 (Madrid, Universidad Complutense de Madrid), fol. 275v ◼printing: impressionpage: figurewoodcutpaperbook decoration: illustration7050