The history of four-footed beasts and serpents: describing at large their true and lively figure, their several names, conditions, kinds, virtues (both natural and medicinal) countries of their breed, their love and hatred to mankind, and the wonderful work of God in their creation, preservation, and destruction. Interwoven with curious variety of historical narrations out of Scriptures, fathers, philosophers, physicians, and poets: illustrated with divers hieroglyphicks and emblems, &c. both pleasant and profitable for students in all faculties and professions
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Type of record: Book
Title: The history of four-footed beasts and serpents: describing at large their true and lively figure, their several names, conditions, kinds, virtues (both natural and medicinal) countries of their breed, their love and hatred to mankind, and the wonderful work of God in their creation, preservation, and destruction. Interwoven with curious variety of historical narrations out of Scriptures, fathers, philosophers, physicians, and poets: illustrated with divers hieroglyphicks and emblems, &c. both pleasant and profitable for students in all faculties and professions
Other titles: Historie of foure-footed beastes
Classmark: BC Sc q/TOP
Creator(s): Topsell, Edward (1572-1625?)
Additional creator(s): Topsell, Edward (1572-1625?) (Other); Gesner, Konrad (1516-1565) (Other); Moffett, Thomas (1553-1604) (Other); Rowland, John M.D (Other)
Related people: Topsell, Edward; Gesner, Konrad; Gesner, Konrad; Moffett, Thomas; Rowland, John
Publisher: printed by E. Cotes, for G. Sawbridge at the Bible on Ludgate-hill, T. Williams at the Bible in Little-Britain, and T. Johnson, at the Key in Pauls Church-yard
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1658
Language: English
Size and medium: [16], 818, [18], 889-1130, [6] p
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/286581
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991002305759705181
Description
Half-title reads: The history of four-footed beasts, serpents, and insects.
Vol. 1 is largely a translation of books 1 and 5 of "Historia animalium" by Konrad Gesner, with additions by Topsell. The second part has title "The history of serpents. Or, The second book of living creatures:... By Edvvard Topsell." Vol. 2, a translation of "Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum", has title "The theatre of insects: or, Lesser living creatures. ... By Tho. Mouffett".
P. 1029 wrongly numbered 1049.
History of four-footed beasts, serpents, and insects.
Indexed in: Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) G624.
Additional description
Wanting 4A2 (pp. [819-20] ? blank) and 4A6-4E8 (pp. [827-76]): the latter pages may never have existed. With tears in the following leaves: pp. 181-2, 499-500, 509-10, 529-30, 625-6, 707-8, 767-8, 895-8, 915-6, 995-6, 1057-8
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