The Curious and the Bizarre: Recent Episodes
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What do deep sea monsters, Edger Allen Poe, and Shakespeare have in common? They're all in this collection of Biodiversity Heritage Library materials showcasing some of the strangest books this library has to offer.
Volume: pt.5;4;2;3 (1657) [Incomplete]
By: Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 - Castelli, Pietro, approximately 1575-approximately 1657 , Hyaena odorifera. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de quadripedibus libri. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de avibus libri VI. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de piscibus et cetis libri V. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de exanguibus aquaticis libri IV. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de insectis libri III. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de serpentibus libri II. - Marggraf, Georg, 1610-1644 - Merian, Matthaeus, 1621-1687 , ill. - Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650 , publisher.
Publication Details: Amstelodami, Apud Ioannem Iacobi Fil. Schipper, MDCLVII [1657]
Contributed By: Smithsonian Libraries
By: Oudemans, A. C. (Anthonie Cornelis), 1858-1943
Publication Details: Leiden, E. J. Brill, [1892]
Contributed By: Smithsonian Libraries
By: Aldrovandi, Ulisse, 1522-1605 - Ambrosini, Bartolommeo, 1588-1657 , ed.
Publication Details: Bononiæ, apud C. Ferronium, 1640
Contributed By: Smithsonian Libraries
Volume: Lib.2 (1586);Lib.5 (1587)
By: Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565 - Rondelet, Guillaume, 1507-1566 - Belon, Pierre, 1517?-1564 - Carron, Jacob - Wolf, Hans Kaspar, 1532-1601
Publication Details: Tigvri [Zurich], Apvd Christ. Froschovervm, [1551-1587]
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Volume: [pt.5] (1657)
By: Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 - Castelli, Pietro, approximately 1575-approximately 1657 , Hyaena odorifera. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de quadripedibus libri. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de avibus libri VI. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de piscibus et cetis libri V. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de exanguibus aquaticis libri IV. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de insectis libri III. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de serpentibus libri II. - Marggraf, Georg, 1610-1644 - Merian, Matthaeus, 1621-1687 , ill. - Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650 , publisher.
Publication Details: Amstelodami, Apud Ioannem Iacobi Fil. Schipper, MDCLVII [1657]
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Volume: pt.6 (1657)
By: Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 - Castelli, Pietro, approximately 1575-approximately 1657 , Hyaena odorifera. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de quadripedibus libri. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de avibus libri VI. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de piscibus et cetis libri V. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de exanguibus aquaticis libri IV. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de insectis libri III. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de serpentibus libri II. - Marggraf, Georg, 1610-1644 - Merian, Matthaeus, 1621-1687 , ill. - Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650 , publisher.
Publication Details: Amstelodami, Apud Ioannem Iacobi Fil. Schipper, MDCLVII [1657]
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Volume: t.1 (1734)
By: Seba, Albertus, 1665-1736 - Boerhaave, Herman, 1668-1738 - Gaubius, Hieronymus David, 1705?-1780 - Massuet, Pierre, 1698-1776 - Jancourt, L. - Musschenbroek, Petrus van, 1692-1761 - Artedi, Peter, 1705-1735 - Tanjé, P., 1706-1761 , ill.
Publication Details: Amstelaedami, Apud J. Wetstenium, & Gul. Smith, & Janssonio-Waesbergios, 1734-1765
Contributed By: Smithsonian Libraries
Volume: pt.1;3;2 (1657) [Incomplete]
By: Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 - Castelli, Pietro, approximately 1575-approximately 1657 , Hyaena odorifera. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de quadripedibus libri. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de avibus libri VI. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de piscibus et cetis libri V. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de exanguibus aquaticis libri IV. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de insectis libri III. - Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675 , Historiae naturalis de serpentibus libri II. - Marggraf, Georg, 1610-1644 - Merian, Matthaeus, 1621-1687 , ill. - Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650 , publisher.
Publication Details: Amstelodami, Apud Ioannem Iacobi Fil. Schipper, MDCLVII [1657]
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By: Owen, Charles, 1746
Publication Details: London, Printed for the author, sold by John Gray, 1742
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By: Schott, Gaspar, 1608-1666
Publication Details: Herbipoli, Sumptibus Johannis Andreæ Endteri & Wolfgangi Jun. hæredum, excudebat Jobus Hertz, 1662
Contributed By: Smithsonian Libraries
By: Seager, H. W. (Herbert West), 1848-
Publication Details: London, E. Stock, 1896
Contributed By: University of California Libraries (archive.org)
By: Brown, Thomas, 1785-1862 - Scott, Robert, 1777-1841 , engraver. - Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 , Conchologist's first book. - Roper, Clyde F. E., 1937-
Publication Details: Edinburgh, A. Fullarton, 1833
Contributed By: Smithsonian Libraries
By: Belon, Pierre, 1517?-1564 - Fischer, P.-H. , Sur les mollusques ©num©r©s ou d©crits par Pierre Bellon (1553).
Publication Details: Parisiis, Apud C. Stephanum, 1553
Contributed By: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
By: Hutchinson, H. N. (Henry Neville), 1856-1927 - Knight, Charles Robert, 1874-1953 - Smit, Joseph, 1836-1929 - Woodward, Alice B.,
Publication Details: London, Chapman & Hall, 1910
Contributed By: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Volume: t.102=Mollusques t.2 (1802)
By: Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-1788 - Sonnini, C. S. (Charles Sigisbert), 1751-1812 , editor - Denys de Monfort, Pierre, approximately 1768- - Brisseau-Mirbel, C.-F. (Charles-François), 1776-1854 - Roissy, Félix de, 1771-1843 - La Cépède, M. le comte de (Bernard Germain Etienne de La Ville sur Illon), 1756-1825 - Daudin, F. M. (François Marie), 1774-1804 - Latreille, P. A. (Pierre André), 1762-1833 - Sue, P. (Pierre), 1739-1816 - Jolyclerc, N. (Nicolas), 1817
Publication Details: Paris, F. Dufart, 1799-1808
Contributed By: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
By: McCormick, Harold W. (Harold Weber), 1903-
Publication Details: Philadelphia, Chilton Books, [1963]
Contributed By: MBLWHOI Library
By: Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565
Publication Details: Tiguri, Excudebat Christoph. Froschoverus, 1560
Contributed By: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
By: Fairchild, David, 1869-1954 - Fairchild, Marian (Hubbard Bell) 1880-1962
Publication Details: Washington, National Geographic Society, 1914
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By: Hutchinson, H. N. (Henry Neville), 1856-1927 - Smit, Joseph, 1836-1929 - Woodward, Henry, 1832-1921
Publication Details: London, Chapman & Hall, 1896
Contributed By: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library