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.
| Author/creator | Topsell, Edward |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | The whole revised, corrected and inlarged / with the addition of two useful physical tables by J.R., M.D. |
| Publication Info | London : Printed by E. Cotes for G. Sawbridge ... T. Williams ... and T. Johnson ..., 1658. |
| Description | 2 v. : ill. |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240953578 |
| Subjects |
| Included Work | Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625? Historie of serpents. |
| Included Work | Gesner, Konrad, 1516-1565. Historia animalium Liber 1. English. |
| Included Work | Gesner, Konrad, 1516-1565. Historia animalium Liber 5. English. |
| Included Work | Moffett, Thomas, 1553-1604. Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum. English. |
| Included Work | Rowland, John, M.D. |
| Uniform title | Historie of foure-footed beasts |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | 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. |
| General note | Reproduction of original in Yale University Library. |
| References | Wing G624 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 70:1) |
| Other title | Theater of insects. |
| Other title | Lesser living creatures. |
| Other title | History of serpents. |
| Other title | Second book of living creatures. |
| Stock number | CL0037000002 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |