AUTHOR: Aldrovandi, Ulisse (1522-1605?) TITLE: De animalibvs insectis libri septem cvm singvlorvm iconibvs ad viuum expressis; autore Ulysee Aldrovando, cum indici copiosissimo. Denuo impress. IMPRINT: Bonon.: C. Ferronium, 1638. COLLATION: 36 cm., 2º: +6 (+6) A-3X6 3Y4 pp. [10], 767, [44] ILLUSTRATIONS: Engraved t.p. Woodcut illustrations. NOTES: Includes index. Page 444 misnumbered 424.Colophon: Bononiae typis Clementis Ferronij. MDCXXXVIII. “‘The first work of literature dealing with insects, thus finally establishing entomology, and especially systematic entomology, as a science.’ (Smith, R. F. History of Entomology, p. 85). Aldrovandi’s complete natural history works consists of 11 works. He spent 45 years amassing the material. The volumes on birds and the present volume on insects were completed by himself, the others by his pupils. The woodcuts of the insects are of great beauty and accuracy. ‘Although Aldrovandi is not identified with any revolutionary discoveries, his work as a teacher and as the author of volumes that continue an irreplaceable cultural patrimony earns him a place among the fathers of modern science’ DSBI, p. 110).” — Antiquariaat Junk catalogue no. 270 REFERENCES: Nissen ZBI, 67. PROVENANCE: Amos Binney. Boston Society of Natural History. KEYWORDS: 1. Insects. 2. Zoology -- Pre-Linnean works. LOCATION: fQL463.A365 1638 OTHER CALIFORNIA LOCATIONS: California Academy of Science; UC Berkeley