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They Seem to be Made Not of Wood But of Copper: Ulisse Aldrovandi and the Making of Book Illustration

The Annual Friends of the Rare Book Room Lecture:

This lecture will examine the participation of the naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522–1605) in making the illustrations for his multi-volume natural history encyclopedia in late 16th-century Bologna. Renaissance naturalists were more or less involved with the production of illustrations for their books, depending on the nature of their work and the circumstances of its publication. Aldrovandi wished to surpass the works of his predecessors by producing an encyclopedia larger than those published earlier. Illustrations were at the center of this ambitious editorial strategy but the investment—financial and intellectual—required means beyond those of a single individual. This lecture will examine how his close involvement in the production of images contributed to the struggle Aldrovandi faced at the end of his life to publish his encyclopedia, the last great Renaissance encyclopedia of natural history ever published.











When: Wed., Apr. 6, 2016 at 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Where: The New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Ave.
212-822-7200
Price: Free, advanced registration required
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The Annual Friends of the Rare Book Room Lecture:

This lecture will examine the participation of the naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522–1605) in making the illustrations for his multi-volume natural history encyclopedia in late 16th-century Bologna. Renaissance naturalists were more or less involved with the production of illustrations for their books, depending on the nature of their work and the circumstances of its publication. Aldrovandi wished to surpass the works of his predecessors by producing an encyclopedia larger than those published earlier. Illustrations were at the center of this ambitious editorial strategy but the investment—financial and intellectual—required means beyond those of a single individual. This lecture will examine how his close involvement in the production of images contributed to the struggle Aldrovandi faced at the end of his life to publish his encyclopedia, the last great Renaissance encyclopedia of natural history ever published.

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