Animalium Collection

1551 Gesner armoured rhino after Durer
Gesner Woodcut " Icones Animalium" 1560, reproduced from 1551. Published Christoph Froschover, Zurich. Gesner reproduces this image faithfully from the famous 1515 woodcut by Durer

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626607 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a Deer and a Stag, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626586 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a chameleon, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626571 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a bat, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626567 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustrations of a rat, and a hippopotamus, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626606 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a hedgehog, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626590 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a goose from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626588 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a sea turtle, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626584 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of an eagle, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626575 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of whaling and whales, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Sea Monster, illustration from 'Historiae Animalium' by Conrad Gesner, 1553 (colour litho)
FAT877032 Sea Monster, illustration from 'Historiae Animalium' by Conrad Gesner, 1553 (colour litho) by Swiss School

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626613 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a Rhinoscerous from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626610 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a rabbit, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626593 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a satyr or half man half beast monster, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626591 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a horse, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626582 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a stork eating a snake, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626580 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Mallard duck Illustration from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626576 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a turkey, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626574 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a peacock, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626572 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a road runner bird, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626611 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a porcupine, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626605 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a goat, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626604 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a Giraffe, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626597 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a monkey, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626573 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of an Owl, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626566 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of crustaceans, starfish and sea creatures, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626609 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of an elephant, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626603 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a two humped camel, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626598 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a stag, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626595 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a fox, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626579 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a frog from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626578 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Rooster Illustration from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626577 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of an ostrich from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626614 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration depicting sea monsters, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626612 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration depicting god creating Eve from Adam in the Garden of Eden)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626601 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a cow from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626589 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Lion Illustration from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626581 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626570 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of sea monsters, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626569 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of an octopus from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626568 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a hydra monster, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Hedgehog, illustration from Historiae animalium by Conrad Gesner
GIA877023 Hedgehog, illustration from Historiae animalium by Conrad Gesner, 1555 (colour litho) by Swiss School, (16th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Milan, Lombardy

Fantastical Sea Monster, illustration from Historiae animalium
GIA877029 Fantastical Sea Monster, illustration from Historiae animalium by Conrad Gesner (colour litho) by Swiss School, (16th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Milan, Lombardy

Sea Monsters, illustration from Historiae Animalium by Conrad Gesner
GIA877028 Sea Monsters, illustration from Historiae Animalium by Conrad Gesner, 1560 (colour litho) by Swiss School, (16th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Milan, Lombardy

Sea Monster attacking a Ship, illustration from Historiae Animalium
GIA877027 Sea Monster attacking a Ship, illustration from Historiae Animalium by Conrad Gesner, 1560 (colour litho) by Swiss School, (16th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Milan, Lombardy

Sea Monster eating a human, illustration from Historiae Animalium
GIA877026 Sea Monster eating a human, illustration from Historiae Animalium by Conrad Gesner, 1560 (colour litho) by Swiss School, (16th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Milan, Lombardy

Badger, illustration from Historia Animalium by Conrad Gesner
GIA877022 Badger, illustration from Historia Animalium by Conrad Gesner, 1560 (colour litho) by Swiss School, (16th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Milan, Lombardy

Frontispiece of Historiae Animalium by Conrad Gesner, 1551 (colour litho)
GIA877024 Frontispiece of Historiae Animalium by Conrad Gesner, 1551 (colour litho) by Swiss School, (16th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Milan, Lombardy

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"Animalium: A Glimpse into Conrad Gesner's Fascinating World of Creatures" Step back in time to the year 1551, when Swiss naturalist Conrad Gesner unveiled his groundbreaking work, Historiae Animalium. This remarkable compendium took readers on a journey through the animal kingdom like never before. One of Gesner's most iconic illustrations was that of an armoured rhino after Durer. Captivating and majestic, this depiction showcased his meticulous attention to detail and artistic prowess. Another enchanting image from Historiae Animalium featured a hedgehog, its spiky exterior captured with precision and grace. But it wasn't just real animals that fascinated Gesner; he delved into the realm of fantasy as well. His fantastical sea monster illustration ignited imaginations with its awe-inspiring presence. And for those who craved more mythical creatures, his depictions of sea monsters attacking ships or even devouring humans were both thrilling and terrifying. Gesner also celebrated the beauty of more ordinary creatures such as badgers. Through his skillful brushstrokes, he brought these often-overlooked animals to life, reminding us of their importance in our natural world. The frontispiece of Historiae Animalium itself was a masterpiece in its own right – a vibrant display capturing the essence of Gesner's work within its colorful lithograph. It served as an invitation for readers to embark on this extraordinary journey alongside him. From land-dwelling wonders like camels to treacherous encounters between sea monsters and ships, every page turned revealed another captivating tale from nature's vast tapestry. Conrad Gesner's passion for exploration and discovery shines through each carefully crafted illustration found within Historiae Animalium. So let us immerse ourselves in this timeless treasure trove where reality intertwines with imagination—a testament to one man's dedication to understanding and appreciating all creatures great and small.