Conrad Gessner's private library / by Urs B. Leu, Raffael Keller and Sandra Weidmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leu, Urs B. (Urs Bernhard), 1961-

Contributor:

Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565.

Keller, Raffael.

Weidmann, Sandra.

Series:

History of science and medicine library ; v. 5.

History of science and medicine library, 1872-0684 ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Private libraries--Switzerland--Zurich--Catalogs.

Private libraries.

Early printed books--Switzerland--Zurich--Bibliography--Catalogs.

Early printed books.

Manuscripts--Switzerland--Zurich--Catalogs.

Manuscripts.

Libraries--Switzerland--History--16th century.

Libraries.

Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565--Library--Catalogs.

Gessner, Conrad.

Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565--Books and reading.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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. The 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 Renaissance scholar.

Contents:

Libraries in 16th-century Zürich

The history of Gessner's library

The contents of the library

Catalogue

List A. Lost books

List B. Lost and extant manuscripts.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-06095-7

9786613060952

90-474-3350-5

OCLC:

706475533

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004167230.i-311 DOI