03227nam a2200457 a 4500 b3033469x CaSfIA 20250317225407.0 m o d cr|||||||||||| 890518s1607 enka ob 000 | eng (OCoLC)1044299278 CaSfIA eng lat Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625? n 79075154. The historie of foure-footed beastes. : Describing the true and liuely figure of euery beast, with a discourse of their seuerall names, conditions, kindes, vertues (both naturall and medicinall) countries of their breed, their loue and hate to mankinde, and the wonderfull worke of God in theircreation, preseruation, and destruction. Necessary for all diuines and students, because the story of euery beast is amplified with narrations out of Scriptures, fathers, phylosophers, physitians, and poets: wherein are declared diuers hyerogliphicks, emblems, epigrams, and other good histories, collected out of all the volumes of Conradus Gesner, and all other writers to this present day / By Edward Topsell. Historie of fovre-footed beastes. London : Printed by William Iaggard, 1607. 1 online resource (44 unnumbered pages, 757 pages, 15 unnumbered pages : illustrations (woodcuts)) text txt rdacontent. computer c rdamedia. online resource cr rdacarrier. First word of title ("The") is xylographic. "A table of the names of all the beastes contayned in this hystory, in divers languages": 10 pages at end. Error in pagination: page 56 mis-numbered 59. Signatures: A⁶ [par.]⁶ 2[par.]⁸ *² B-2V⁶ 3A-3X⁶ 3Y⁸. The first and last leaf are blank. Largely a translation of book 1 of Gesner's Historia animalium, with additions by Topsell. Title page varies: with cut of hyena (used for sea wolf on p. 749) or of gorgon (most copies; not illustrated in the text pp. 262-3); examples of both at British Library. B1, 2, 5, 6 in 2 settings; B2r catchword: 'they'; B6r line 1: 'crowne' (Huntington Library) or 'gers' and 'Crowne' (Harvard). In some copies (one of the British Library copies, for example) there is an extra leaf after F4 with heading: 'The Picture of the vulger Bugill Folio 57.' (STC). STC (2nd. ed.), 24123. ESTC, S122276. ESTC S122276. STC (2nd ed.), 24123. Copy 1. Title vignette is gorgon; B2r catchword 'gers', B6r line 1 'Crowne'; without extra leaf after F4. First and last leaves (blank) missing. Binding: 20th century blind tooled calf. Erased inscription on title page. Mammals. D008322. Zoology. D015046. Abnormalities, Severe Teratoid. D009008. Mammals. fast (OCoLC)fst01006948. Monsters. fast (OCoLC)fst01025752. Zoology. fast (OCoLC)fst01184696. Electronic books. Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565. Historia animalium. n 85053578. England London. Print version: The historie of foure-footed beastes. (OCoLC)19956545 (UkLW)b1284696x. https://archive.org/details/b3033469x Free eBook from the Internet Archive https://openlibrary.org/books/OL32375461M Additional information and access via Open Library b3033469x ark:/13960/t7tn4g457