Historical Bibliography Updated: June 16, 2026
De raris et admirandis herbis, qvae sive qvod noctv luceant, siue alias ob causas, Lvnariae nominantur, Commentariolus : & obiter de alijs etiam rebus quae in tenebris lucent. Inseruntur & Icones quaedam herbarum nouae. Eivsdem descriptio Montis Fracti, siue Montis Pilati, iuxta Lucernam in Helvetia. His accedunt Io. Dv Chovl G. F. Lugdunensis, Pilati Montis in Gallia Descriptio. Io. Rhellicani Stockhornias, qua Stockhornus mons altissimus in Bernensium Helvetiorum agro, versibus Heroicis describitur.
Publication Details
Zurich: Apud Andream Gesnerum F. & Iacobvm Gesnerum, fratres , 1555 CE.
Contains Gesner's second work on mountaineering, his description of the Riven Mountain, commonly called Mount Pilatus, Eivsdem descriptio Montis Fracti, siue Montis Pilati, iuxta Lucernam in Helvetia. Digital facsimile from bibdigital.rjb.csic.es at this link.
English translation by H.B.D. Soulé, San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1937.
Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #13141 |
| Permanent Link | https://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/15399 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | commentariolus-de-rari-et-admirandis-herbis-quae-lunariae-nominantur |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Zurich
Mentioned in annotation: San Francisco, CA