Hagred's book of the month

The rare book collections are receiving some well deserved attention in the Library's eRecords project. Recently completed are full records for all items in the Richardson collection of bibles, early printed books and manuscripts. A favourite item recently catalogued online is Vlyssis Aldrovandi patricii Bononiensis Serpentum, et draconu[m] historiae libri duo (Richardson /F289) published in 1640. This is a natural history of snakes and dragons!
Ulisse Aldrovandi ( 1522 - 1605) was an Italian naturalist and physician who observed and documented his fascination with birds, animals and minerals. The Richardson collection includes a number of books on natural history.
Locating all of the items in the Richardson collection is now possible with a basic subject search using the phrase 'Richardson Collection'.