{"product_id":"de-corporibus-marinis-lapidescentibus-quae-defossa-reperiuntur-addita-dissertatione-fabii-columnae-de-glossopetris-paperback-9781108084833","title":"De corporibus marinis lapidescentibus quæ defossa reperiuntur; Addita dissertatione Fabii Columnæ de glossopetris (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108084833","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDe corporibus marinis lapidescentibus quæ defossa reperiuntur\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAddita dissertatione Fabii Columnæ de glossopetris\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwo foundational seventeenth-century texts on palaeontology, arguing for the animal origin of fossils, in an illustrated 1752 edition from Rome.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAgostino Scilla (Author), Fabio Colonna (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108084833, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 July 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e134 pages, 36 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 0.7 cm, 0.25 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 1747 the Roman publisher Venantius Monaldinus produced a Latin edition of two early works proposing the animal origins of fossils (reproduced here from the 1752 printing). The first, originally entitled La vana speculazione, first appeared in Italian in 1670. Its author, Agostino Scilla (1629–1700), was a skilled artist who painted fresco cycles in several churches in his native Sicily. From examining the fossils found in the strata on either side of the Strait of Messina and observing sedimentation in rivers, he deduced that not only molluscs but even the mysterious glossopetrae (actually fossilised sharks' teeth) were the remains of living organisms. The second essay, by Fabio Colonna (1567–1640), a Neapolitan botanist who corresponded with Galileo, appeared in 1616 as part of a longer Latin treatise, and also argues for the organic origins of glossopetrae. The book is illustrated by engravings of both fossil and living marine animals.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDe corporibus marinis lapidescentibus\u003cbr\u003e Fabii Columnae Lyncei de glossopetris dissertatio\u003cbr\u003e Index tabularum\u003cbr\u003e Tabulae I-XXVIII.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Geology \u0026amp; the lithosphere [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geology \u0026amp; the lithosphere\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geology%20\u0026amp;%20the%20lithosphere%20%5BRBG%5D%22\"\u003eRBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266217693464,"sku":"9781108084833","price":23.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108084833i_7d7da825-e16e-4e08-bd08-0f52bfcb3884.jpg?v=1696751897","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/de-corporibus-marinis-lapidescentibus-quae-defossa-reperiuntur-addita-dissertatione-fabii-columnae-de-glossopetris-paperback-9781108084833","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}