The history of four-footed beasts and serpents
Subtitle: 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, andhe 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
By: collected out of the writings of Conradus Gesner and other authors / by Edward Topsel ; whereunto now is added, the theater of insects, or, lesser living creatures : as bees, flies, caterpillers, spiders, worms, &&c. ; a most elaborate work by Thou Mouffet.
Contributors: Gesner, Konrad, 1516-1565.; Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?; 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.
Publisher: G. Sawbridge, T. Williams, T. Johnson
Published: 1658
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 1130
Subjects: Zoology -- Pre-Linnean works
Work titles: Historie of foure-footed beasts
Notes: Includes indexes.

Paged continuously.

Added t.p. : The history of four-footed beasts, serpents, and insects.

Vol. 2 has added t.p. : "Whereunto now is added, the theater of insects, or, lesser living creatures : as bees, flies, caterpillers, spiders, worms, &&c. A most elaborate work by Thou Mouffet."

Micro-opaque. New York : Readex Microprint, 1972. 13 cards ; 23 x 15 cm. (Landmarks of science)

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