November 06, 2003

Some Old Pictures of Fish, etc.

Here are some old woodcuts of fish and other marine fauna that caught my eye when I happened upon this page. They are taken from Guillaume Rondelet.s Libri de Piscibus Marinis…, which dates from 1554-55.

Woodcut of a seahorse from Rondelet's 'Libri de Piscibus Marinis'.

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Woodcut of a sturgeon from Rondelet's 'Libri de Piscibus Marinis'.

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Woodcut of a catfish from Rondelet's 'Libri de Piscibus Marinis'.

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Woodcut of a flying fish from Rondelet's 'Libri de Piscibus Marinis'.

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Woodcut of a ray from Rondelet's 'Libri de Piscibus Marinis'.

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Woodcut of an octopus from Rondelet's 'Libri de Piscibus Marinis'.

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Woodcut of an 'arborescent star' from Rondelet's 'Libri de Piscibus Marinis'.

Clicking on all but the first of the images above will open a larger version of the same.

Posted by misteraitch at November 6, 2003 02:54 PM | TrackBack
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Molto gradisco il calamaro.

Posted by: Jack Rusher on November 10, 2003 03:18 PM
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