AuthorSteuber, K.
Titlewww.biolib.de - online
TypeWeb Site/Page
Sourcewww.biolib.de/
Review (by Malcolm Storey)

A major collection of historical and classical books on biology and natural history. Most of the works are in German but it includes several with fine illustrations. If you’re looking for a specific work, follow the "Authors" link; otherwise "Categories" is a useful starting point.

You can browse on-line or, in some cases, download the entire work as Acrobat (PDF) files.

The site is in German and English. The following translations may help:

hohe Auflösung high resolution
neidrige Auflösung low resolution
Tafeln Plates
The more useful items include:

Reitter, Edmund 1908-11 (Beetles) Fauna Germanica; Die Käfer des Deutsches Reiches. Vols 1-5
Ricken, Adalbert 1915 (Toadstools) Die Blatterpilze
West, W. & G.S. & Carter, N. 1904-23 (Algae) A monograph of British Desmidiaceae. Vols I-V.

Website urlwww.biolib.de/

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationSupersededCOLEOPTERAbeetlesAnimalia
For identificationSupersededAGARICOMYCETIDAEa subclass of basidiomycetesFungi
For identificationCurrent[Desmids]desmidsPlantae: Zygnematales
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