Book on Fossil Objects, Stones, and Gems
De Rerum Fossilium, Lapidum et Gemmarum Liber
Latin
1565
596 pages
First Complete Translation
Only partial translations or excerpts exist. This is the first complete English translation.
Extensive searches across multiple scholarly catalogs and databases (including local catalogs, OpenAlex, and Internet Archive) yielded no record of a complete English translation of Conrad Gesner's 1565 'De rerum fossilium, lapidum et gemmarum'. While the work is frequently cited in historical geology and history of science literature, it remains untranslated in its entirety. Any existing references are limited to scholarly summaries or brief excerpts within secondary literature.
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Step into the mind of a Renaissance polymath as he decodes the hidden language of the earth, from fossilized sea urchins to the legendary gemstones of the High Priest's breastplate. This monumental work blends rigorous scientific observation with mystical theology, revealing how the physical world mirrors a divine, spiritual order.
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