History of Serpents and Dragons
Serpentum et draconum historiae libri duo
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Ulisse Aldrovandi's 'Serpentum et draconum historiae' is a massive, specialized 17th-century Latin natural history work. Extensive searches across major library catalogs, academic databases (OpenAlex), and digital repositories (Internet Archive, Open Library) yielded no evidence of any English translation, complete or partial. Scholarly literature discusses Aldrovandi's work, but confirms it remains untranslated in its entirety.
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Ulisse Aldrovandi’s two-volume history of serpents and dragons bridges the gap between Renaissance science and ancient folklore. Readers will encounter a world where biology, moral philosophy, and mythology collide to explain the nature of the most feared creatures on earth.
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