Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026
Conrad Gessner's Private Library by Urs B. Leu, Raffael Keller and Sandra Weidmann.
Leiden: Brill, 2008.
Includes a study of Gessner's library in the context of libraries in 16th-century Zurich, and a catalogue of the library, with listings of lost books and lost manuscripts, known from Gessner's correspondence or from annotations in other books. The catalogue of 395 items describes the detailed annotations that Gessner wrote in many of the volumes. As Gessner's library was eventually dispersed after his death, this catalogue is the result of the scholars' many years' of efforts at its reconstruction by identifying surviving volumes.
Facet Tags
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #6948 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/9113 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | conrad-gessners-private-library-by-urs-b-leu-raffael-keller-and-sandra-weidmann |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Leiden