The history of four-footed beasts and serpents
Subtitle: 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 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 ... : collected out of the writings of Conradus Gesner and other authors
By: by Edward Topsell ; whereunto is now added, The theater of insects, or, Lesser living creatures ... by T. Muffet ..
Contributors: Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?; Gesner, Konrad, 1516-1565.; Gesner, Konrad, 1516-1565.; Moffett, Thomas, 1553-1604.; Rowland, John, M.D
Edition: The whole revised, corrected and inlarged / with the addition of two useful physical tables by J.R., M.D
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 70:1
Publisher: Printed by E. Cotes for G. Sawbridge ... T. Williams ... and T. Johnson ...
Published: 1658
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: Zoology -- Pre-Linnean works
Other titles: The theater of insects; Lesser living creatures; The history of serpents; The second book of living creatures
Work titles: Historie of foure-footed beasts
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

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Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms, 1962. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 70:1)

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