{"product_id":"bloch-folio170","title":"Band Fish - Cepola Taenia","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist or Author: \u003c\/b\u003eMarcus Elieser Bloch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eIchthyologie, ou Histoire Naturelle Generale et Particuliere des Poissons\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate of Publication: \u003c\/b\u003e1785-1797\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle: \u003c\/b\u003eOriginally Hand-colored Engraving (some metallic)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaper Size: \u003c\/b\u003e~ 17 1\/2\" by 10 1\/2\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eThe work is in very good condition overall.  A few engravings from this work may exhibit faint text offset.  There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription of the work:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis striking, originally hand-colored folio engraving is from Marcus Elieser Bloch’s \u003cem\u003eIchthyologie, ou Histoire Naturelle Generale et Particuliere des Poissons\u003c\/em\u003e.  The work was published in Berlin by the author and F. de la Garde between 1785 and 1797 and was the first French edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe engravers for the work were Ludwig Schmidt, F. Berger, P. Haas, and Moritz Bodenehr.  The original illustrations were done by  Johan Friedrich Henning, Johan Friedrich August Krueger, Printz Moritz, and Pater Plumier.  The names of the fish are typically printed to the plate in Latin, French, English and German.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIchthyologie\u003c\/em\u003e is noted as \"... the finest illustrated work on fishes ever produced. The plates, by a variety of artists and engravers, are outstandingly coloured, and are heightened with gold, silver, and bronze to produced the metallic sheen of fish scales.\" (Nissen)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarcus Elieser Bloch (1723-1799) was a medical doctor before he became fascinated with fish later in his life.  He collected several of his own specimens to produce this famous work which described over 200 species of fish.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trillium Rare Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43765439660106,"sku":"bloch-folio170","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/7960\/7882\/files\/bloch-folio170.jpg?v=1782924918","url":"https:\/\/trilliumrareprints.com\/products\/bloch-folio170","provider":"Trillium Rare Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}