Fossil Woods and Other Geological Specimens

by David Freedberg, Andrew C Scott, A. C. Scott

Overview

This new Catalogue Raisonne, Part III in the series on Natural History, is based on the collection originally formed by Prince Federico Cesi in the early 17th century and later acquired by Cassiano. These drawings constitute the first truly scientific study of fossilized woods and are executed with such finesse, skill and detail that they will be of immense interest both to art-historians and to historians of science. The drawings, the majority of which have remained unstudied and unpublished until now, include specimens of wood and animal fossils, ammonites and concretions, pyrits and baked clays, as well as a series of field drawings giving the sites where these specimens were found. The introductory essays discuss the background to Cesi's project as well as the importance of the drawings to the history of seventeenth- century culture and science.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781872501918
Publisher:	Brepols Publishers
Publication date:	12/28/2000
Series:	Paper Museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo. Series B: Natural History Series , #3
Pages:	424
Product dimensions:	8.58(w) x 11.36(h) x 1.42(d)

Editorial Reviews

'Scott & Freedberg's book will prove to be an important resource for all those interested in the history of geology,and it is a must for all university libraries.

Howard J. Falcon-Lang