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History of Four Footed Beasts 1st Edition by Topsell (Editor) ISBN Published inmore than thirty years after his death, this book brings together Edward Topsell's The History of Four-footed Beasts () and The History of Serpents ().

Totalling more than pages, this epic treatise on zoology explores ancient and fantastic legends about existing animals, as well as those at the more mythic end of the spectrum, including the “Hydra” (with two claws, a curled. An updated edition of David Lu's acclaimed Sources of Japanese History, this book presents in a student-friendly format original Japanese documents from Japan's mythological beginnings through Covering the full spectrum of political, economic, diplomatic as well as cultural and Format: NOOK Book (Ebook).

The History of Four-footed Beasts and Serpents () A selection of woodcuts from a book entitled The History of Four-Footed Beasts and Serpents, published in Most of this three-volume compilation is comprised of the zoological works of the English clergyman Edward Topsell who published several books on religion and other matters during his lifetime.

First Published in Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa by: 1. Published inThe History of Four-Footed Beasts and Serpents depicts both real and fantastical creatures in detailed woodcuts.

A wide swath of the animal kingdom is represented, including mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, and marine life, as well as an array of mythical beasts. - 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 By Edward Topsell.

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Vol 1 is largely a translation of books 1 and 5 of Gesner's Historia animalium, with additions by Topsell. The second part has title: The history of serpents.

Or, The second book of living creatures. Internet Archive BookReader The history of four-footed beasts and serpents. The History Of Four-footed Beasts And Serpents And Insects book. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers/5(4). The Biodiversity Heritage Library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community.

Book Title. The history of four-footed beasts and serpents By. Topsell, Edward, The Historia animalium was Gessner's magnum opus, and was the most widely read of all the Renaissance natural histories.

The generously illustrated work was so popular that Gessner's abridgement, Thierbuch ("Animal Book"), was published in Zurich inand in England Edward Topsell translated and condensed it as a Historie of foure-footed beastes (London: William Jaggard. Paged continuously.

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 By Edward Topsell. London, Printed by E. Cotes, Vol. 2, a translation of Moffett's Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum, has title: The theatre of.

Edward Topsell, The History of Four-footed Beasts and Serpents, Special Collections featured item for March by Helen Westhrop, Rare Books Library Assistant Topsell, Edward ca The History of Four-footed Beasts and Serpents.

London: E. Cotes for G. Sawbridge, Item held in the Cole Library, University of Reading Library. The history of four-footed beasts and serpents By. Topsell, Edward, Gessner, Conrad, Moffett, Thomas, The history of fours-footed beastes () | The historie of serpents () Bestiaries were very popular in the Middle Ages, particularly in England and France in the 12th century.

They provided illustrations of both real and imaginary animals together with useful information about each. Buy History of Four Footed Beasts 1 by Topsell (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible : Hardcover. Topsell's The History of Four-footed Beasts () and The History of Serpents (), both published by William Jaggard, were reprinted together as The History of Four-Footed Beasts and Serpents in The history of four-footed beasts and serpents:Êdescribing 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.

The history of four-footed beasts and serpents Collected out of the writings of Conradus Gesner and other authors, by Edward Topsel. Whereunto is now vTopsell's The History of Four-footed Beasts () and The History of Serpents (), were reprinted together as The History of Four-Footed Beasts and Serpents in An eleven-hundred-page treatise on zoology, Topsell's work repeats ancient and fantastic legends about actual animals as well as reports of mythical animals.

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