The history of four-footed beasts and serpents : describing at large their true and lively figure, their several names, conditions, kinds, virtues ... countries of their breed, their love and hatred to mankind, and the wonderful work / by Edward Topsell ; whereunto is now added, The theater of insects, or, Lesser living creatures ... by T. Muffet ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?

Contributor:

Rowland, John, M.D.

Series:

Early English books online

Standardized Title:

Historie of foure-footed beasts

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Zoology--Pre-Linnean works.

Zoology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 volume) : illustrations

Edition:

The whole revised, corrected and inlarged / with the addition of two useful physical tables by J.R., M.D.

Other Title:

Theater of insects.

Lesser living creatures.

History of serpents.

Second book of living creatures.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by E. Cotes for G. Sawbridge ... T. Williams ... and T. Johnson ..., 1658.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Vol. 1 is largely a translation of books 1 and 5 of: Historia animalium / Konrad Gesner, with additions by Topsell. The second part has title: The history of serpents, or, The second book of living creatures / Edward Topsell. Vol. 2, a translation of Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum, has title: The theatre of insects, or, Lesser living creatures / T. Moffett.

Reproduction of original in Yale University Library.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 70:1) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

Wing G624

Contains:

Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?. Historie of serpents.

Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565. Historia animalium. Liber 1. English.

Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565. Historia animalium. Liber 5. English.

Moffett, Thomas, 1553-1604. Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum. English

OCLC:

12250793

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