Libri de piscibus marinis : in quibus veræ piscium effigies expressæ sunt : quæ in tota piscium historia contineantur, indicat elenchus pagina nona et decima : postremo indices necessarij
Rondelet's 1554 Latin natural history of marine fishes, printed at Lyon by Matthias Bonhomme for scholars and naturalists, shows fish species in woodcut portraits. The four pictures show fish in profile with dense scale patterns, spiny dorsal fins, and fine hatched shading, useful to a designer seeking vintage scientific engraving texture and ordered specimen layouts.
