Metals, fossils & minerals.- Aldrovandi (Ulisse) Musaeum metallicum in libros IIII distributum, fine engraved pictorial title by F. Coroleanus, numerous woodcut illustrations, without ¶4 (?blank) as with other copies traced, some spotting or light foxing, occasional browning, contemporary mottled vellum, spine in compartments and with morocco label, head of spine repaired, corners worn, [Nissen ZBI 75; Ward and Carozzi 43; Wellcome I, 172], folio, [Bologna], [G. Battista Ferroni], 1648. ⁂ Scarce first edition of volume XIII of Aldrovandi's works, covering metals, fossils, minerals and shells. At the University of Bologna Aldrovandi had established one of the first herbaria and extensive botanical and zoological collections.
Metals, fossils & minerals.- Aldrovandi (Ulisse) Musaeum metallicum in libros IIII distributum, fine engraved pictorial title by F. Coroleanus, numerous woodcut illustrations, without ¶4 (?blank) as with other copies traced, some spotting or light foxing, occasional browning, contemporary mottled vellum, spine in compartments and with morocco label, head of spine repaired, corners worn, [Nissen ZBI 75; Ward and Carozzi 43; Wellcome I, 172], folio, [Bologna], [G. Battista Ferroni], 1648. ⁂ Scarce first edition of volume XIII of Aldrovandi's works, covering metals, fossils, minerals and shells. At the University of Bologna Aldrovandi had established one of the first herbaria and extensive botanical and zoological collections.
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