Historical Bibliography Updated: June 16, 2026
Libellus de lacte, et operibus lactariis, philologus pariter ac medicus; cum Epistola ad Iacobum Avienum de montium admiratione.
Publication Details
Zurich: Christoph Froschauer, 1541 CE.
The first book on Alpinism and mountaineering. Digital facsimile from the Hathi Trust at this link. English translation by H. B. D. Soulé as Conrad Gesner: On the admiration of mountains; the prefatory letter addressed to Jacob Avienus, Physician, in Gesner's pamphlet "on milk and substances prepared from milk first printed at Zurich in 1543. A description of the Riven Mountain, commonly called aMount Pilatus, addressed to J. Chrysotome Huber, originally printed with another work of Gesner's at Zurich in 1555. San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1937.
Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #13142 |
| Permanent Link | https://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/15400 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | libellus-de-lacte-et-operibus-lactariis |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Zurich
Mentioned in annotation: San Francisco, CA