1769 Buffon Illustrated DOGS Cats Deer Angora Sheep Goats Animals Natural History
“Virtually all the well-known writers of the Enlightenment were ‘Buffonians’”
― Ernst Mayer
The monumental work by Comte de Buffon, “Histoire Naturelle,” was fascinating 18th-century collection of articles and encyclopedia entries on material sciences, physics, chemistry, technology, as well as the history of animals. Buffon wrote the volumes with the intent of addressing all-natural history, but after realizing the grandeur of the work, he focused on the individual orders of living things. The DSB mentions that
“Buffon’s order is formed by a philosophical bias rather than by science.”
This 1769 volume includes 44 full-page engravings of species of deer, cats, dogs, Angora goats, sheep, and many others!
1769 Buffon Illustrated DOGS Cats Deer Angora Sheep Goats Animals Natural History
“Virtually all the well-known writers of the Enlightenment were ‘Buffonians’”
― Ernst Mayer
The monumental work by Comte de Buffon, “Histoire Naturelle,” was fascinating 18th-century collection of articles and encyclopedia entries on material sciences, physics, chemistry, technology, as well as the history of animals. Buffon wrote the volumes with the intent of addressing all-natural history, but after realizing the grandeur of the work, he focused on the individual orders of living things. The DSB mentions that
“Buffon’s order is formed by a philosophical bias rather than by science.”
This 1769 volume includes 44 full-page engravings of species of deer, cats, dogs, Angora goats, sheep, and many others!
Item number: #13390
Price: $499
BUFFON, Georges Louis Lecrec
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière. Tome Septieme.
A Paris : Chez Panckoucke, A Liège, chez Plomteux, 1769.
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages;
- [4], 354
- 44 engraved plates
- Language: French
- Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
- Size: ~6.75in X 4.25in (17cm x 10.5cm)
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13390
Category
Natural History
Authors
BUFFON, Georges Louis Lecrec
Printing Date
18th Century
Language
French
Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete