GUALTIERI, Niccoló
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Index testarum conchyliorum quae adservantur in Museo Nicolai Gualtieri ... et methodice distributae exhibentur tabulae CX.Florence: Caietani Albizzini, 1742.The beautiful catalogue of the shell collection formed by Gualtieri, physician to Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Tuscany in his "museum." Many of the shells are depicted standing on their apices, and are depicted from two sides, showing the complete surface. Gualtieri's collection is preserved in the Museo Storia Naturale in Pisa. Subjects: MUSEUMS › Natural History Museums / Wunderkammern, ZOOLOGY › Malacology |