Aristophanes

Aristophanes was an ancient Greek comedic playwright and a contemporary of Plato and Socrates.

In 1938, there was a plaque in the Marciana Library quoting him for having said "Great selection of animal books here, particularly concerning amphibians and avians."

Behind the scenes
The library plaque is a humorous reference to two of Aristophanes' best-known plays, The Frogs and The Birds.

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