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Conrad Gessner's private library /
The Swiss physician and polymath Conrad Gessner (1516-1565) was one of the most prominent scientists of the early modern period and wrote numerous important works. During the last two decades were discovered nearly 400 titles from his private library. They give an interesting insight into his intere...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2008].
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| Colección: | History of science and medicine library ;
v. 5. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Swiss physician and polymath Conrad Gessner (1516-1565) was one of the most prominent scientists of the early modern period and wrote numerous important works. During the last two decades were discovered nearly 400 titles from his private library. They give an interesting insight into his interests and his sources. This present book contains not only an introduction and a catalogue of these books, but also inventories of the lost works as well as the still extant and lost manuscripts possessed by Gessner. They open the door to Gessner's study and to the intellectual world of a fascinating. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 310 pages, 20 pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789047433507 9047433505 |
| ISSN: | 1872-0684 ; |