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Wren Display: The Nature and Diversity of Fish

La nature & diuersité des poissons, avec leurs pourtraicts, representez au plus pres du naturel by Pierre Belon

Paris, 1555

This very popular book was printed first in Latin in 1551, but this edition – in French with handcoloured woodcuts – followed soon after. It contains not only fish, but also other sea creatures including fantastical monsters.

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