Aldrovandi, Ulisse; Ambrosini, Bartolomeo [Hrsg.]: Vlyssis Aldrovandi Patricii Bononiensis Mvsaevm Metallicvm In Libros IIII Distribvtvm (Bologna, 1648)

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