Author: Jan JonstonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
A description of the nature of four-footed beasts
Author: Jan JonstonA Description of the Nature of Four-footed Beasts
Author: A Description of the Nature of Four-Footed Beasts, with their figures engraven in brass ... Translated into English by J. P.
Author: Joannes JONSTONUS (M.D., Polonus.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
A Description of the Nature of Four-footed Beasts
Author: Joannes JonstonusPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal behavior
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The History of Four-Footed Beasts and Serpents and Insects
Author: Edward TopsellPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136956506
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 621
Book Description
First Published in 1967. This is volume one of three of The History of Four- footed Beasts taken principally from the ‘ Historite Animalium’ of Conrad Gesner. During the first decade of the seventeenth century, when Topsell prepared his translation, zoology had just become a science. It has a unique place: It was the first major book on animals printed in Great Britain in English; and it appeared at the last moment in history when all zoological knowledge since antiquity could be summarized sympathetically, before it was rendered a curiosity by the many new discoveries soon to come.
History of Four Footed Beasts and Serpents and Insects
Author: TopsellPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113662757X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
First Published in 1967. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The History of Four-Footed Beasts, Serpents and Insects Vol. III of III
Author: Edward TopsellPublisher: Left of Brain Onboarding Pty Limited
ISBN: 9781396320781
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Edward Topsell's "The History of Four-Footed Beasts, Serpents and Insects", is a medieval exposition on Zoology. Published in 1658, nearly 30 years after Topsell's death, his book explores the history and legends of real and mythical animals. Topsell was not a naturalist but a clergyman, and he used scriptures and poetry as sources just as much as the natural world. He mentions fantastical and mythical creations such as the lamia, a creature with a scaled, catlike body and the face of a woman, the mantichora, a creature with a lion's body, a man's face and a distorted smile, and the hydra, a creature with seven heads and a serpent's body. He also mentions unicorns and discusses how elephants worship the sun. Topsell's previous books had been grounded in religious themes, and although "The History of Four-Footed Beasts, Serpents and Insects" is not without said themes, it's a puzzling and enjoyable departure from his usual work. This third and final volume contains The Theater of Insects.
The History of Four-Footed Beasts, Serpents and Insects Vol. I of III
Author: Edward TopsellPublisher: Left of Brain Onboarding Pty Limited
ISBN: 9781396320750
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 986
Book Description
Edward Topsell's "The History of Four-Footed Beasts, Serpents and Insects", is a medieval exposition on Zoology. Published in 1658, nearly 30 years after Topsell's death, his book explores the history and legends of real and mythical animals. Topsell was not a naturalist but a clergyman, and he used scriptures and poetry as sources just as much as the natural world. He mentions fantastical and mythical creations such as the lamia, a creature with a scaled, catlike body and the face of a woman, the mantichora, a creature with a lion's body, a man's face and a distorted smile, and the hydra, a creature with seven heads and a serpent's body. He also mentions unicorns and discusses how elephants worship the sun. Topsell's previous books had been grounded in religious themes, and although "The History of Four-Footed Beasts, Serpents and Insects" is not without said themes, it's a puzzling and enjoyable departure from his usual work. This History of Four-Footed Beasts is split between this first and the second volume, with Serpents and Insects in the following volumes.
The History of Four-Footed Beasts, Serpents and Insects Vol. II of III
Author: Edward TopsellPublisher: Left of Brain Onboarding Pty Limited
ISBN: 9781396320811
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 934
Book Description
Edward Topsell's "The History of Four-Footed Beasts, Serpents and Insects", is a medieval exposition on Zoology. Published in 1658, nearly 30 years after Topsell's death, his book explores the history and legends of real and mythical animals. Topsell was not a naturalist but a clergyman, and he used scriptures and poetry as sources just as much as the natural world. He mentions fantastical and mythical creations such as the lamia, a creature with a scaled, catlike body and the face of a woman, the mantichora, a creature with a lion's body, a man's face and a distorted smile, and the hydra, a creature with seven heads and a serpent's body. He also mentions unicorns and discusses how elephants worship the sun. Topsell's previous books had been grounded in religious themes, and although "The History of Four-Footed Beasts, Serpents and Insects" is not without said themes, it's a puzzling and enjoyable departure from his usual work. This second volume contains the remainder of The History of Four-Footed Beasts and The History of Serpents, with Insects in the final volume.
The Natural History of Four Footed Beasts
Author: Tommy TripPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal behavior
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description