. Conradi Gesneri medici Tigurini Historiæ animalium Lib. I. de quadrupedibus uiuiparis : opus philosophis, medicis, grammaticis, philologis, poe?tis, & omnibus rerum linguarumq?; uariarum studiosis, utilissimum simul iucundissimumq?; futurum ... Pre-Linnean works; Zoology. DcVrfo. Lib. I. mf ckptatorS miramur humeros, tigrfamraptnas,&c4 Plinius. Tigrfs utauditis diuerfa ualle duo* rum Extimulatafamemugmbusarmentora, Nefcitutropotnisruatje^ruere ardetutroffi. Sic dubius Perfeus dextra Isuaue feratur,Otridius 5, Metarm f d» Hoc ego ii pattar, tum me de tigride natam, Tum ferrum dC


. Conradi Gesneri medici Tigurini Historiæ animalium Lib. I. de quadrupedibus uiuiparis : opus philosophis, medicis, grammaticis, philologis, poe?tis, & omnibus rerum linguarumq?; uariarum studiosis, utilissimum simul iucundissimumq?; futurum ... Pre-Linnean works; Zoology. DcVrfo. Lib. I. mf ckptatorS miramur humeros, tigrfamraptnas,&c4 Plinius. Tigrfs utauditis diuerfa ualle duo* rum Extimulatafamemugmbusarmentora, Nefcitutropotnisruatje^ruere ardetutroffi. Sic dubius Perfeus dextra Isuaue feratur,Otridius 5, Metarm f d» Hoc ego ii pattar, tum me de tigride natam, Tum ferrum dC fcopulos geftare in corde fa* tebor,Medea apud Otndium 7,Metam. Sylueftres homines Cxdibtis & uitfu fcedo deterruit Or- pheus, Di*<frus ob hoc lenire tigres,rapidoscp Ieones,Horatius de Arte. f h. Bacchus in currti,quem fummum texeratuuis, Tigribus adiuntfis atirea lora dabat, Oui dius i, de Ane, Hac(uirtute)temerentem Bacche pater tuar Vexere tigres,indocili iugum Collo r trahentes, Horatius Carm. Sed de ttgnbus altjscjj feris maculofis Baccho facris, pltira dixi in Panthera h. Heliogabalus tigres iunxit,Liberum fele uocans, Lampridius. f Poetis quide om* nia Iicent,fed cum aiiqua uerifimilitudine,non m Serpentes auibus geminentur,tigribus agni,Ho ratitis de Arte+ f Proteiconformatio in ditterfacorpora, imaginum falfarum rationem continet quibus deludimur, Eft qui expleiTe iram, crudelitatis coceptaculum, inter optata maximeopinatur* tunc ia tigridem demutatto recognofcitur,&*lius, DE ^•;:'r. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565; Burndy Library, donor. DSI. Tiguri : Apud Christ. Froschouerum


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