BY CONRAD GESNER

ON THE NATURE

OF FOSSILSoriginal: "fossilium"; in the 16th century, the term "fossil" referred to anything "dug up" from the earth, including minerals, ores, and metals, alongside what we now recognize as organic fossils.,

STONES, AND GEMS

A book dealing especially with their shapes and resemblances: it will prove useful and pleasant not only for Physicians, but for all students of Natural History and Philology Philology here refers to the scholarly study of ancient texts, which Gesner used to identify and categorize minerals mentioned by Greek and Roman authors..

An ornate woodcut printer's mark features a central shield within a heavy decorative wreath. The shield contains a merchant's mark consisting of a cross with two crossbars above the letter 'G'. A small winged head sits at the top of the wreath. The name of the printer, Froschauer, is partially visible in the design (FROSS on the right side of the wreath).

With the Grace and Privilege of His Imperial Majesty original: "S. Cæs. Maiestatis"; referring to the Holy Roman Emperor, who granted exclusive printing rights to protect the publisher from piracy. for seven years.

ZURICH 1565.