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Fasciculus rariorum et aspectu dignorum varii generis quae collegit et suis impensis aeri ad vivum incidi curavit atque evulgavit.
Publication Details
Nuremberg: [Privately Printed], 1616 CE–1622 CE.
Besler was the first to illustrate a natural history Wunderkammer in Germany. The engraved frontispiece of this work, which Besler published himself, depicts Besler exhibiting the contents to a visitor. The first edition included 24 engraved plates. It was undated, but has been assigned the date of 1616 by most bibliographers. A chronogram date on the title page indicates 1622.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #11498 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/13697 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | fasciculus-rariorum-et-aspectu-dignorum-varii-generis-quae-collegit-et-suis-impensis-aeri-ad-vivum-incidi- |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Nuremberg