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
EditionThe whole revised, corrected and inlarged / with the addition of two useful physical tables by J.R., M.D.
Publication InfoLondon : Printed by E. Cotes for G. Sawbridge ... T. Williams ... and T. Johnson ..., 1658.
Description2 v. : ill.
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Included WorkTopsell, Edward, 1572-1625? Historie of serpents.
Included WorkGesner, Konrad, 1516-1565. Historia animalium Liber 1. English.
Included WorkGesner, Konrad, 1516-1565. Historia animalium Liber 5. English.
Included WorkMoffett, Thomas, 1553-1604. Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum. English.
Included WorkRowland, John, M.D.
Uniform titleHistorie of foure-footed beasts
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteVol. 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 noteReproduction of original in Yale University Library.
References Wing G624
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 70:1)
Other titleTheater of insects.
Other titleLesser living creatures.
Other titleHistory of serpents.
Other titleSecond book of living creatures.
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