Tuesday, 7 June 2016

Rare vellum Aristotle "de Animabilis" goes to auction - the foundation of the study of biology

The vellum copy of de Animalibus will be auctioned on 8 June, 2016 by Bonhams

The auction of a landmark scientific document by Aristotle on Wednesday afternoon will make compelling viewing for those who value scientific heritage. The recently rediscovered luxe vellum edition of Aristotle's "de Animabilis" is expected to break auction records, being the first ever book on biology and the single most important source of zoological information for 2,000 years ... and the auction will be streamed on the internet so you can watch it live.

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