Things (Material, inanimate objects, mostly works of art, both preserved and unpreserved)
ID Thing Type Category Technique Materials Function Image Width Height Depth Date description Date from Date to
[T75763] James Mynde (draughtsman), Life cycle of the Polish cochineal (London, The Royal Society) ◼ drawing pencil, red chalk, watercolour paper 209 166
[T5492] Elk (Alces). In Drawings collected by Ulisse Aldrovandi's (so-called Tavole acquarellate), vol. 1 (Bologna, Biblioteca Universitaria di Bologna), fol. 138 ◼ drawing page: figure watercolour paper book decoration: illustration
[T5490] Fallow deer (Daniel Polonis) and Taurus humilis. In Drawings collected by Ulisse Aldrovandi's (so-called Tavole acquarellate), vol. 1 (Bologna, Biblioteca Universitaria di Bologna), fol. 112 ◼ drawing page: figure watercolour paper book decoration: illustration
[T6627] Tragelaphus. In Animal drawings collected by Felix Platter (so-called Gessner Albums), vol. 2 (Amsterdam, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Bibliotheek), fol. 22 ◼ drawing page: figure paper book decoration: illustration
[T75650] Elk. In Continet hic picturas diligentissimas avium, quadrupedum, piscium, aliorum animalium (Rome, Biblioteca universitaria Alessandrina), fol. 235 ◼ drawing page: figure watercolour paper
[T74935] Elk. In Continet hic picturas diligentissimas avium, quadrupedum, piscium, aliorum animalium (Rome, Biblioteca universitaria Alessandrina), fol. 238 ◼ drawing page: figure watercolour paper
[T5502] Albrecht Dürer (draughtsman), St George. In Oratio ad suu[m] p[ro]priu[m] angelu[m] ... [part one], Augsburg: Johann (I) Schönsperger (printer), 1513 - 1514 (Munich, BSB), fol. 9r ◼ drawing page: marginalia and borders pen parchment book decoration: illustration 1513 ‑ 1514 1513‑01‑01 1514‑12‑31
[T6613] Buffalo (Bubalus, Büffel). In Animal drawings collected by Felix Platter (so-called Gessner Albums), vol. 2 (Amsterdam, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Bibliotheek), fol. 15 ◼ drawing page: figure paper book decoration: illustration
[T6614] Buffalo head. In Animal drawings collected by Felix Platter (so-called Gessner Albums), vol. 2 (Amsterdam, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Bibliotheek), fol. 15 ◼ drawing page: figure paper book decoration: illustration
[T74936] Unusual Fish Caught in Geneva (Philadelphia, PA, Free Library of Philadelphia, Rare Book Department) ◼ drawing watercolour paper book decoration: illustration
[T74934] Unusual Fish Caught in Geneva (Philadelphia, PA, Free Library of Philadelphia, Rare Book Department) ◼ drawing watercolour paper
[T4253] Tomasz Treter (draughtsman), 56. Absentis in cardinalium ord. cooptatio. In Tomasz Treter, Theatrum virtutum ac meritorum Domini Stanislai Hosii, Tomasz Treter (autographer), manuscript (Warsaw, BN), fol. 64v ◼ drawing page: figure pencil, pen, washes paper book decoration: illustration 5 August 1579 ‑ 31 December 1582 1579‑08‑05 1582‑12‑31
[T6653] Dama gazelle (? Damas Plinii). In Animal drawings collected by Felix Platter (so-called Gessner Albums), vol. 2 (Amsterdam, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Bibliotheek), fol. 36 ◼ drawing page: figure paper book decoration: illustration
[T6671] Civet cat (from Merbelli). In Animal drawings collected by Felix Platter (so-called Gessner Albums), vol. 2 (Amsterdam, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Bibliotheek), fol. 47 ◼ drawing page: figure paper book decoration: illustration
[T6672] Civet cat (from Valgrisi). In Animal drawings collected by Felix Platter (so-called Gessner Albums), vol. 2 (Amsterdam, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Bibliotheek), fol. 47 ◼ drawing page: figure paper book decoration: illustration
[T74885] Egyptian Mongoose (Ichneumon). In Pseudo-Oppian, Cynegetica, manuscript (Venice, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana) drawing
[T74880] Likeness of a dormouse sent to Gessner by Guiglielmo Gratarolo (location unknown, no copy identified) drawing unknown (probably paper)
[T91] Likeness of aurochs sent to Herberstein by Seweryn Boner (location unknown, no copy identified) drawing unknown unknown (probably paper) 8 July 1541 ‑ 31 December 1553 1541‑07‑08 1553‑12‑31
[T90] Likeness of a wisent sent to Herberstein by Seweryn Boner (location unknown, no copy identified) drawing unknown unknown (probably paper) 15 January 1541 ‑ 17 June 1541 1541‑01‑15 1541‑06‑17
[T4219] Tomasz Treter (draughtsman), 22. Secretarii in cancellaria regia munus. In Tomasz Treter, Theatrum virtutum ac meritorum Domini Stanislai Hosii, Tomasz Treter (autographer), manuscript (Warsaw, BN), fol. 30v ◼ drawing page: figure pen, washes paper book decoration: illustration 5 August 1579 ‑ 31 December 1582 1579‑08‑05 1582‑12‑31