Prodigiorum ac ostentorum chronicon : quae praeter naturae ordinem, motum, et operationem, et in svperioribus & his inferioribus mundi regionibus, ab exordio mundi usque ad haec nostra tempora, acciderunt ... /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lykosthenes, Konrad, 1518-1561
Other Authors:	Kandel, David, -1587 (Illustrator), Manuel, Hans Rudolf, 1525-1571 (Illustrator), Petri, Heinrich, 1508-1579 (Printer)
Format:	Book
Language:	Latin
Published:	Basileae : Per Henricvm Petri, mense avgusto anno M.D. LVII [August, 1557]
Subjects:	Monsters > Early works to 1800. Animals, Mythical > Early works to 1800. Curiosities and wonders > Early works to 1800. Monstres > Ouvrages avant 1800. Animaux fabuleux > Ouvrages avant 1800. Animals, Mythical. Curiosities and wonders. Monsters. Woodcuts. Early works.

Description
Item Description:	Title continues: Quod portentorum genus non temere euenire solet, sed humano generi exhibitum, seueritatem iramq́[ue] Dei aduersus scelera, atq[ue] magnas in mundo uicissitudines portendit. Partim ex probatis fideq[ue] dignis authoribus Grȩcis, atque Latinis: partim etiam ex multorum annorum propria obseruatione, summa fide, studio ac sedulitate, adiectis etiam rerum omnium ueris imaginibus. Date from colophon. Petri's device on last page (Baseler Büchermarken, 76). Illustration on title page. Numerous woodcut illustrations in text by various hands (repeats), including a reproduction of Durer's Rhinoceros on page 18. A few are signed with the monograms of David Kandel or Hans Rudolf Manuel; see Thieme-Becker. Historiated initials. "Catalogus omnium autorum ex quorum scriptis lucubrationibus, sequentia prodigia, portenta, atque ostenta desumpta sunt": verso of 4th--recto of 6th preliminary leaves. Signatures: a⁴ b² A⁶ B-C⁴ D-Zz⁶ ²AA-II⁶ ²KK⁴ ²LL⁶. Errata on recto of final leaf.
Physical Description:	12 unnumbered pages, 670 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm
Place of Publication:	Switzerland -- Basel.