Title Historie of foure-footed beastes

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 / collected out of the writings of Conradus Gesner and other authors, by Edward Topsel ; whereunto is now added, The theater of insects; or, lesser living creatures : as bees, flies, caterpillars, spiders, worms, &c. : a most elaborate work by T. Muffet ...

Imprint

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

Title Page

Ape Page 2

Camel Page 3

Elephant Page 151

Fox Page 173

Next 5


Lion Page 357
Mule Page 432
Rhinoceros Page 461
Ram Page 489
Tiger Page 547
Unicorn Page 551
Title Page Book II
Dragon Page 701
Winged Dragon Page 705
Hydra Page 736
Sepsor Sepedon Pages 760-716
Turtle Page 794
Title Page Divisional
Insects Page 991


HathiTrust Digital Library copy

Location	Call Number	Status
Stauffer Rare Book Room	QL41 .T67 1658	LIB USE ONLY

Description	2 volumes in 1 [16], 818, [18], 889-1130, [6] pages : illustrations ; 35 cm
Content	text txt
Media	unmediated n
Content	volume nc
Edition	The whole revised, corrected, and inlarged with the addition of two useful physical tables by J.R. M.D.
Note	Paged continuously.
	First published under the title: "The historie of foure-footed beastes" (London, 1607).
	Vol. 1 is largely a translation of books 1 and 5 of "Historiae animalium" by Konrad Gesner, with additions by Topsell. The second part has separate dated title page (3D6r), "The history of serpents. Or, The second book of living creatures: ... By Edvvard Topsell.", with imprint "printedby E. Cotes".
	Vol. 2, a translation of "Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum", has separate dated title page (4F1r), "The theatre of insects: or, Lesser living creatures. ... By Tho. Mouffett", with imprint "printed by E.C.".
	J.R. = John Rowland. Cf. ESTC.
	Half-title reads: The history of four-footed beasts, serpents, and insects.
	Large woodcut title vignette of weasel.
	Title within double rule border.
	Includes indexes.
	Digitized copy available.
Indexed In	ESTC (RLIN) R6249
	Nissen, C. Zoologische Buchillustration, 4147
	Wing (2nd ed.) G624
	Wood, C.A. Vertebrate zoology, p. 599
	Neville, R. G., Roy G. Neville Historical Chemical Library, volume 2, page 560 CHF #J. Hill
Gift	Roy G. Neville; purchase; 2004.
Subject(s)	Zoology -- Pre-Linnean works.
Alternate Author	Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565 Historiae animalium. Liber 1. English.
	Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565 Historiae animalium. Liber 5. English.
	Moffett, Thomas, 1553-1604. Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum. English.
	Rowland, John, M.D.
Alternate Title	History of four-footed beasts, serpents, and insects
	History of four footed beasts and serpents
	History of serpents. Or, The second book of living creatures
	Theatre of insects: or, Lesser living creatures