34 SVKN LOVEN, ON THE ECIIINOIDEA DESCRIBEB BY LINN^US. 



1. d'Argenville, rHistoire naturelie éclaircie la Con- 



chiliologie, Paris 1742, the edition ahvays quoted by Linn^eus 

 who never knew the second of 1757. »A necessary book». In 

 the Queen's library and in that of Linn^eus himself. 



2. GuALTiERi, Index testarum conchyliorum, Florence 1742, 

 »likewise a necessary book; has more ligures than d'Argen- 

 viLLE, but some are mere varieties.» In the Queen's library, 

 and in his own. 



3. RuMPHius, d'Amboinsche Rariteit-Kammer, Amster- 

 dam 1705. The copv mentioned above in the Queen's library 

 at Drottningholm. »An indispensable book. The figures look 

 rude, but are aceurate.» Linn^us did not possess it at the 

 time, since in 1753 hc asks for the loan of it to Upsala ^). 



4. Petiver, Gazophylacium natura? et artis, in 8:o, 1702 — 

 1705, and in fol. 1709—1712. Decas I— X, t. 1—100; add. 

 Aquatil. anim. Amboinse. t. 1 — 20, nearly 400 figures, mostly 

 copied from Ruiaiphius. In the Queen's library, not in Linn^eus' 

 own possession. In the lectures 1752 and 1765 he says: »Per- 

 feet copies are not easily to be had. On the death of Petiver, 

 about 1708,. a hundred plates were engraved but only fifteen 

 printed off. Sloane bought the whole stock and had it com- 

 pleted, but on being blamed for asking a somevv^hat high prico 

 for it, determiued not to sell a single copy more, and thus it 

 became a verv rare book. I procured a copy for the Qucen, 

 at rather a high price» -). 



5. BoNANNi, Museum Kircherianum, fol. 1709; Cl. 1, f. 1 — 

 39; Cl. II, f. 1-135; Cl. III, f. 1—412; in all 586 figures 

 mostly copied from the following and redressed. In the Queen's 

 library, from that of Count Tessin, possibly a låter acquisition. 



Id., Ricreatione dellocchio e della mente, 4:o, 1681: Cl. 

 I, f. 1-20; Cl. II, f. 1—100; Cl. III, f. 1—319, in all 439 

 ligures for the most part reverse. In the Queen's library. 



Id., Recreatio mentis et oculi, 4:o, 1684: Cl. I, f. 1 — 20; 

 Cl. II, f 1—100; Cl. III, f. 1—406, in all 526 figures. The 

 edition chiefly quoted by Linn^eus, probably from a copy still 

 extant with the nominal phrases of the letterpress added, it 

 is said, in the handwritiug of King Adolphds Frederic. 



') L. to BÄCK, 'V, *>'i- 



-) Entry iuto the accounts of the Queen, dec. 16, 17.51: »Une lettre 

 de change pour bois de cédre et le livré de Petiver, venus d'Angleterre.> 

 294 DoU. copper = Crowns 117,60, f 6 s. 4. 



