Su due denti di narvalo (Monodon monoceros L. 1758) del Museo di Zoologia e Anatomia comparata dell’Università di Modena.
On two narwhal teeth (Monodon monoceros L. 1758) from the Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy of Modena University. There are two narwhal teeth among the finds of the Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy of Modena University, whose acquisition is unknown. Their high value induce us to bel...
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ftunivmodena:oai:iris.unimore.it:11380/1169420 2024-01-28T10:07:14+01:00 Su due denti di narvalo (Monodon monoceros L. 1758) del Museo di Zoologia e Anatomia comparata dell’Università di Modena. Ivano Ansaloni Marisa Mari Ansaloni, Ivano Mari, Marisa 2018 http://hdl.handle.net/11380/1169420 ita ita volume:149 firstpage:225 lastpage:247 journal:ATTI DELLA SOCIETÀ DEI NATURALISTI E MATEMATICI DI MODENA http://hdl.handle.net/11380/1169420 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2018 ftunivmodena 2024-01-02T23:19:26Z On two narwhal teeth (Monodon monoceros L. 1758) from the Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy of Modena University. There are two narwhal teeth among the finds of the Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy of Modena University, whose acquisition is unknown. Their high value induce us to believe that some noble or high-ranking middle-class person bequeathed them. Archive research, carried out on the inventory of 1751 regarding the finds kept in the Medals’ Gallery of the Dukes’ Palace, discovered a narwhal tooth placed on a pedestal for show. During the French occupation of 1796, the collections of the Dukes’ Palace were looted and dispersed. Some of the paintings and bronze and marble statues were given to the school of Fine Arts, whereas the finds of naturalistic interest were donated to the Museum of Natural History of Modena University. The best paintings, precious coins, cut gems etc. were sent to France. After the Restauration, Duke Francesco IV presented most of the naturalist finds that had been taken away to the Museum of Natural History. Among these finds, there was also the narwhal tooth previously described. There are no data about another narwhal tooth, although it probably belonged to the Duke’s collections and was kept in another part of the palace or in another residence. Article in Journal/Newspaper Monodon monoceros narwhal* Archivio della ricerca dell'Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia (Unimore: IRIS) |
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On two narwhal teeth (Monodon monoceros L. 1758) from the Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy of Modena University. There are two narwhal teeth among the finds of the Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy of Modena University, whose acquisition is unknown. Their high value induce us to believe that some noble or high-ranking middle-class person bequeathed them. Archive research, carried out on the inventory of 1751 regarding the finds kept in the Medals’ Gallery of the Dukes’ Palace, discovered a narwhal tooth placed on a pedestal for show. During the French occupation of 1796, the collections of the Dukes’ Palace were looted and dispersed. Some of the paintings and bronze and marble statues were given to the school of Fine Arts, whereas the finds of naturalistic interest were donated to the Museum of Natural History of Modena University. The best paintings, precious coins, cut gems etc. were sent to France. After the Restauration, Duke Francesco IV presented most of the naturalist finds that had been taken away to the Museum of Natural History. Among these finds, there was also the narwhal tooth previously described. There are no data about another narwhal tooth, although it probably belonged to the Duke’s collections and was kept in another part of the palace or in another residence. |
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Su due denti di narvalo (Monodon monoceros L. 1758) del Museo di Zoologia e Anatomia comparata dell’Università di Modena. |
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Su due denti di narvalo (Monodon monoceros L. 1758) del Museo di Zoologia e Anatomia comparata dell’Università di Modena. |
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Su due denti di narvalo (Monodon monoceros L. 1758) del Museo di Zoologia e Anatomia comparata dell’Università di Modena. |
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Su due denti di narvalo (Monodon monoceros L. 1758) del Museo di Zoologia e Anatomia comparata dell’Università di Modena. |
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Su due denti di narvalo (Monodon monoceros L. 1758) del Museo di Zoologia e Anatomia comparata dell’Università di Modena. |
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su due denti di narvalo (monodon monoceros l. 1758) del museo di zoologia e anatomia comparata dell’università di modena. |
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