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Fabii Columnae Lyncei Minus cognitarum rariorumque nostro coelo orientium stirpum [ekphrasis]: qua non pauce ab antiquioribus Theophrasto, Dioscoride, Plinio, Galeno alijs[que] descriptae praeter illas etiam in [Phytobasano] editas disquiruntur ac declarantur: item De aquatilibus aliisque nonnullis animalibus libellus.
Omnia fideliter advivum delineata, atque aneis--typis expressa cum indice in calce voluminis locupletissimo. Romae: Apud Jacobum Mascardum, 1616. Purpura: & aliorum aquatilium observationes. Omnia ferme nunc primum edita. The Aquatilium (p. i-lxxiii) has caption title: Aquatilium et terrestrium aliquot animalium, aliarumq. Naturalium rerum observationes. Part 2 has separate t.p.: Fabii Columnae Lyncei Minus cognitarum stirpum, pars altera. Purpura ([8 ], 42 p. at end) has separate t.p.: Fabii Columnae Lyncei Purpura: Hoc est de purpura ab animali testaceo fusa. Artwork and engraving have been attributed to the author. References: Pritzel 1821; Nissen, C. Botanische Buchillustration (2. Aufl) 385. Includes indexes.
Colonna was both author and engraver for this and Phytobasanos. His descriptions are very complete, giving information about location as well as botanical details. Colonna uses a variety of authorities to give credence to his descriptions. This work features 152 etchings of plants and animals, showing fine detail for the first time.
Subjects: Botany--Pre-Linnean works.
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