Birds
The library has a large number of books about birds in the collections. Below a selection of illustrated plates from some of the old 1600-1800 books. There are also illustrations of birds in a number of other web-exhibitions: Illustrated works before 1700 - especially 1555, but also 1600, 1605, 1668/69, 1681 og 1685. In addition Catesby, Classen library, Fabulous animals, Rostrups birds, Zoology and Zootomia. |
Charles d'Arcussia de Capre: La Fauconnerie... 1615-19: |
J.C. Aitingen: Kurzer und einfältiger Bericht von Vogelstellen. 1653: |
J.Jonston: Theatrum universale de avibus... 1756: |
M.B. Borkhausen et al.: Teutsche Ornithologie oder Naturgeschichte aller Vögel Deutschlands ... 1800-1812: |
H.R. Schinz: Beschreibung und Abbildung der künstlichen Nester und Eier der Vögel ... 1819: |
J.E.C. Walter: Nordisk Ornithologie ... 1828: |
J.E.C. Walter: Vögel aus Asien, Africa, America ... 1828: |
The Pictorial Museum of Animated Nature. [1844-45]: |