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OU Libraries’ History of Science digital collection began with several hundred 15th- through 18th-century rare books, maps, and other items digitized for the 2015-2016 Galileo’s World exhibition. They range from art, music, astronomy, and meteorology through natural history, the human body, microscopy, physics, and engineering, and on to religion and travels to China and the Americas. All images in the digital collection have been released to the public domain. When using images from this collection, please include the following attribution statement: Image(s) courtesy History of Science Collections, University of Oklahoma Libraries, Norman, Oklahoma.

Evenings at the microscope, or, Researches among the minuter organs and forms of animal life
by Philip Henry Gosse.
Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII. qvibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur, sed & per effigies, suis locis insertas, adiunctis latinis, germanicis appellationibus ita ob
Printer's mark on t.-p., Publisher from colophon.
Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII. qvibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur, sed & per effigies, suis locis insertas, adiunctis latinis, germanicis appellationibus ita ob
Printer's mark on t.-p., Publisher from colophon.
Caroli Clvsii Atrebatis ... Exoticorvm libri decem: quibus animalium, plantarum, aromatum, aliorumq́ue peregrinorum fructuum historiae describuntur :
Caroli Clvsi Exoticorvm liber primvs [-sextvs].--Aromatvm et simplicivm aliqvot medicamentorvm apud Indos nascentium historia ... conscripta à D. Garçia ab Horto ... deinde latino sermone in epitomen contrata ... à Carolo Clvsio ... 5. ed., castigatior & multis locis auctior.--Aromatvm et medicamentorvm in Orientali India nascentium historia ... auctore Christophoro à Costa ... Caroli autem Clvsi operâ ex hispanico sermone latina facta ... 3. ed., castigatior et auctior.--Simplicivm medicamentorvm ex Novo orbe delatorum, quorum in medicina usus est, historia, hispanico semone tribus libris descripta à D. Nicolao Monardo ... latio deinde donata ... à Carolo Clvsio ... 4. ed., auctior & castigatior ex postremâ auctoris recognitione.--Avctarivm ad Exoticorum libros Caroli Clvsi. 357-378, [8] p., 1].--Nicolai Monardi ... libri tres, magna medicinæ secreta et varia experimenta continentes ... hispanico semone consripti, nunc ... latio donati à Carolo Clvsio.--Altera appendix ad rariorum plantarum historiam Caroli Clvsi.--Petri Bellonii ... Plurimarum singularium & memorabilium rerum in Græcia, Asia, Ægypto, Iudæa, Arabia, aliisque exteris provinciis ab ipso conspectarum observationes tribus libris expressæ. Carolvs Clvsivs ... è gallicis latinas faciebat, & denuó recensebat. 2. ed., longe castigatior (with special t.p.).--Petri Bellonii ... de neglecta plantarum cultura, atque earum cognitione libellus ... Carolvs Clvsivs ... è gallico latinum faciebat, & nunc denuo recensebat., item Petri Bellonii observationes, eodem Carolo Clusio interprete. Series totius operis post praefationem indicabitur., Engraved t.-p., Various pagings.
The history of four-footed beasts and serpents...
Collected out of the writings of Conradus Gesner and other authors, by Edward Topsel. Whereunto is now added, The theater of insects... by T. Muffet., Paged continuously., Vol 1 is largely a translation of books 1 and 5 of Gesner's Historia animalium, with additions by Topsell. The second part has title: The history of serpents. Or, The second book of living creatures... By Edward Topsell. London, Printed by E. Cotes, 1658., Vols. 2, a translation of Moffett's Insectorum... theatrum, has title: The theatre of insects: or, Lesser living creatures... By Tho. Mouffet... London, Printed by E. C., 1658.
De animalibus.
"Interprete Theodore Gaze.", Hain. Repertorium 1699; Pellechet. Cat. gen. des incunables 1206; Stillwell. Incunabula in American libraries A870., Initails and paragraph marks supplied in red and blue, hand colored. Rubricated in red. Numerous old marginal ms. notes., Bound by Riviere in calf, wooden boards; clasps.
[Opera omnia.]
v.1 De qvadrvpedibvs solidipedibvs volvmen integrvm. 1639 [colophon: 1648] -- v.2 De qvadrvpedib'. digitatis viviparis libri tres et De qvadrvpedib' digitatis oviparis libri dvo. 1645 [colophon: 1663] -- v.3 Serpentvm, et draconv̄ historiæ libri dvo. 1640 -- v.4 De reliquis animalibus exanguibus libri quatuor. 1642 [colophon: 1654] -- v.5 De piscibvs libri V. et de cetis lib. vnvs. 1638 [colophon: 1661] -- v.6 De animalibvs insectis libri septem. 1638 -- v.7 Monstrorvm historia. 1642 ; Paralipomena accvratissima historiæ omnivm animalivm / Bartholoḿæs Ambrosinvs. 1657 [colophon: 1658] -- v.8 Dendrologiæ natvralis scilicet arborvm historiæ libri dvo. 1668 [colophon: 1667] -- v.9 Qvadrvpedvm omniv̄ bisvlcorv̄ historia. 1642 [colophon: 1653] -- v.10-12 Ornithologiae. (v.10: 1646 [colophon 1645]; v.11: 1652; v.12: 1645 [colophon 1652]) -- [v.13 Musaeum metallicum in libris III]., No collective t.p., Publisher statements vary., "Aldrovande n'a écrit que les cinq premiers vol. de cette collection; les autres ont été composés depuis sa mort, et en partie d'après ses manuscrits, par différents auteurs qui sont nommés sur les titres"--Brunet, I, 155., Engraved title pages; woodcuts; initials; head and tail pieces., Imperfect: preliminary leaves wanting in vols. 2, 4, 6, 10; v. 6 wanting leaves Xxx3, 4; v. 10 bound-in up-side down, p. 879-888 omitted in pagination; v. 11 wanting t.p., Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Hortus sanitatis maior.
Tractatus de herbis -- Tractatus de animalibus vitam in terris ducentium -- Tractatus de auibus -- De piscibus -- De lapidibus -- Tractatus de vrinis., Imprint from colophon: Millesimo quadringentesimo nonagesimo primo die vero Jouis vicesima tercia mensis Junij [23 June 1491]., Signatures: A-C⁸ D-Z⁶⁻⁸ a-m⁶⁻⁸ n-z⁶⁻⁸ (v2, v3 missigned v1, v2) z⁸ aa-ii⁶⁻⁸ kk-ll⁶ [chi]⁸ v⁶ (v2, v3 missigned v1, v2) A⁸ B-E⁶., Each part (except De piscibus and De lapidibus) has separate t.p., Spaces for initials left blank (some have printed guide letters)., In double columns., Includes indexes., Imperfect: wanting leaf [454]; Tractatus de vrinis is from a smaller copy (wormed separately from rest of book; has separate signatures)., Sketch in red and black ink on special t.p. for Tractatus de vrinis.
Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII. qvibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur, sed & per effigies, suis locis insertas, adiunctis latinis, germanicis appellationibus ita ob
Printer's mark on t.-p., Publisher from colophon.
Hortus sanitatis maior.
Tractatus de herbis -- Tractatus de animalibus vitam in terris ducentium -- Tractatus de auibus -- De piscibus -- De lapidibus -- Tractatus de vrinis., Imprint from colophon: Millesimo quadringentesimo nonagesimo primo die vero Jouis vicesima tercia mensis Junij [23 June 1491]., Signatures: A-C⁸ D-Z⁶⁻⁸ a-m⁶⁻⁸ n-z⁶⁻⁸ (v2, v3 missigned v1, v2) z⁸ aa-ii⁶⁻⁸ kk-ll⁶ [chi]⁸ v⁶ (v2, v3 missigned v1, v2) A⁸ B-E⁶., Each part (except De piscibus and De lapidibus) has separate t.p., Spaces for initials left blank (some have printed guide letters)., In double columns., Includes indexes., Imperfect: wanting leaf [454]; Tractatus de vrinis is from a smaller copy (wormed separately from rest of book; has separate signatures)., Sketch in red and black ink on special t.p. for Tractatus de vrinis.