Martini Lister, De cochleis : tam terrestribus, quam fluviatilibus, exoticis, seu, quae non omnino in Anglia inveniantur
Name:
Lister, Martin, 1638?-1712; Lister, Susanna; Lister, Anna
Timespan:
Early works to 1800
Date:
1685/1688
Description:
Martin Lister devoted his life to the compilation of the first organized, systematic publication on shells, creating a work that represented a landmark in the way scientists thought about natural history. In its final edition, the work was illustrated with 1062 plates of shells, the work of Lister's two daughters, Anna and Susanna.
Language:
Latin
Provenance:
Peachey, Lee D. (donor) (Peachey Collection copy); Turner, Cholmley (bookplate) (Peachey Collection copy); Littleton, Mr. (autograph, Apr. 12:98) (Peachey Collection copy); Lister, Martin, 1638?-1712 (annotator) (Peachey Collection copy)
3 volumes in 1 ( leaf of plates, 171 unnumbered leaves of plates) : chiefly illustrated; 36 cm (folio)
Related Place:
England -- London.
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Notes:
Proof sheets before lettering of his Historiae sive synopsis methodicae conchyliorum.; "Susanna et Anna Lister pin."; Table of contents: v. 1-2. De cochleis, tam terrestribus, quà€m fluviatilibus, exoticis, item de ijs quae etiam in Anglia inveniantur.--v. 3. Conchyliorum marinorum.--v. 4. Buccinorum marinorum.; Peachey Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2015 by Lee Peachey.; Peachey Collection copy has Liber 2-4 only, bound in one volume.; Peachey Collection copy annotated in manuscript by the author.
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Rare Book Collection, Folio QL404 .L55 1685c Peachey copy
Collection:
Lee Peachey Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
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