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Ex Aeliani historia per Petrum Gyllium latini facti, itemque ex Porphyrio, Heliodoro, Oppiano: Tum eodem Gyllio luculentis accessionibus aucti libri XVI. De ui & natura animalium. Eiusdem Gyllij liber unus, de gallicis & latinis nominibus piscium.
Lyon: Sébastien Gryphe, 1533.
Editio princeps of Aelianus's late antique work on natural history. Along with Aelianus's text Gyllius included his own “Liber summarius de Gallicis et Latinis nominibus piscium Massiliensium” [Book on the French and Latin names of the fish of Marseilles], along with his translations of natural history texts by Heliodorus, Oppian and Porphyrius. Digital facsimile from the Hathi Trust at this link.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #8952 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/11131 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | ex-ae |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Lyon