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The historie of foure-footed beastes : describing the true and liuely figure of euery beast, with...
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 their creation, 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.
Title
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 their creation , 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 .
Detail Depicted
Printing -- Page design (Page 758) Printing -- Decorative elements -- Head and tail pieces (Page 758)
Creator/Author
Edward Topsell [Topsell , Edward , 1572-1625?]
Publisher
Printed by William Iaggard [Jaggard , William , 1569-1623]
Place of Publication
London [England--London]
Date of Publication
1607
Subjects (LCSH)
Mammals
Genre Heading
Early printed books--1601-1700 (17th century)<br>Scientific works<br>Bestiaries
Bibliographic Elements
[38] , 757 , [17] p. , [1] leaf of plates : ill . ; 31 cm . (fol.)
Printing Method
Letterpress on handmade laid paper
Printer
Printed by William Iaggard [Jaggard , William , 1569-1623]
Image Production Process
Woodcuts
Binding
Rebound in 19th century in full leather . Sewn on 3 cords . Spine repaired and has fake bands . Stuck-on headbands .
General Notes
Signatures : A[superscript 6] (-A2) (par.)[superscript 6] 2(par.)[superscript 8] B-2V[superscript 6] , 3A-3X[superscript 6] 3Y[superscript 8] (3Y6 + 1) [$3 (-L2 , V1 , 3P2 ; +2(par.)4 , 3Y4) signed ; missigning V2 as 2V2 , X3 as 2X3 , Y2 as 2Y2] ; 406 leaves , pp . [38] 1-228 [229] 230-445 [446] 447-721 [722] 723-757 [758] [16] Leaf 3Y6 bottom has ghost of title page imprint picked up from inked typan .Watermarks and countermarks . Woodcut initials . Many woodcut plates , some full page .Edges trimmed , affecting some illustrations .Largely a translation of book 1 of Gesner's Historia animalium , with additions by Topsell.(reference OCLC 6153504) Title vignette : the gorgon .
Previous Owners
Joseph Dook inscribed on title page
Language
English
Digital Collection
Historical Book Arts Collection
Repository
University of Washington Libraries , Special Collections
Repository Collection
Special Collections
Call Number
SpecColl Rare Books 599 T629h
Digital Reproduction Information
Scanned in RGB color using an Olympus C-2000 Zoom digital camera and saved in.jpg format and resized to 768x600 ppi . 2003
Restrictions
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Object Type
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