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A description of the nature of four-footed beasts : with their figures engraven in brass
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- 1678
- Publisher
- London: Printed for Moses Pitt, at the Angel, against the little north door of St. Paul's Church
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- Translation of Historiae naturalis de quadrupetibus [sic], which forms part of his work on animals.
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- 1678
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- Publisher
- London: Printed for Moses Pitt, at the Angel, against the little north door of St. Paul's Church
- Date
- 1678
- Description of Original
- [8], 119, [1] p., 80 leaves of plates: ill. ; 38 cm. (fol.)
- Format
- Text
- Language
- English
- Collection
- History of Science and Technology
- [Cover]
- [Title page] A description of the nature of four-footed beasts, with their figures engraven in brass
- [Bookplate]
- The preface to the book of the four-footed beasts
- The naturall history of the fourfooted beasts. The first booke. Of wholehoof'd fourfooted beasts
- Chapter I. Of the horse
- Chapter II. Of the asse
- Chapter III. Of the wilde asse
- Chapter IV. Of the mule, and the Indian zebra
- Chapter V. Of the elephant
- Chapter VI. Of the unicorn, and of the horned-asses
- The naturall history of the fourfooted beasts. The second booke. Of the clovenfooted, fourfooted beasts
- The first title. Of the clovenfooted that live on the earth. Chapter I. Of the horned beasts in generall that chew the cud
- Chapter II. Of the horned beasts, in particular that chew the cud
- Chapter III. Of the fourefooted beasts chewing the cud, that have no horns
- Chapter IV. Of the foure-footed beasts that chew not the cud
- Title II. Of the water-clove-hoofed beasts. Chap. I. Of the hippotame, or river-horse
- The naturall history of the fourfooted beasts. The third booke. Of the clovenfooted, fourfooted beasts
- The first title. Of the wild beasts with paws that bring their young alive into the world. Chapter I. Of the lyon
- Chapter II. Of the libard, or leopard
- Chapter III. Of the lynx, or lyzard
- Chapter IV. Of the tyger
- Chapter V. Of the beare
- Chapter VI. Of the wolf
- Title II. Of the half wilde toed-beasts. Chapter I. Of the fox
- Chap. II. Of the ape
- Chapter III. Of the baboon, or bavian
- Chapter IV. Of the cynocephalus, (or dogs-head) the papio, and the wild upalim
- Chapter V. Of the ignavus, or slug
- Chapter VI. Of the badger
- Chapter VII. Of the castor, or bever
- Chatper VIII. Of the otter
- Chapter IX. Of the ichneumon
- Chapter X. Of the weesels
- Chapter XI. Of the mattern, or pole-cat; and of the zibelline-ferret, or musk-cat
- Chapter XII. Of the genetta, and the zibethus, or civet-cat
- Chapter XIII. Of the hare
- Chapter XIV. Of the cony
- Chapter XV. Of the squirrell
- Chapter XVI. Of the dormouse
- Chap. XVII. Of mice
- Chapter XVIII. Of the mole
- Chapter XIX. Of the land-hedg-hog, or urchin
- Chapter XX. Of the porcupine
- Chapter XXI. Of the tatus, or the brasil hedge-hog
- Article [Title] III. Of tame foure-footed beasts. Chapter I. Of the dog
- Chapter II. Of the cat
- The naturall history of the fourfooted beasts. The fourth booke: of the fourfooted creatures that have toes, and spring of an egge
- The first title. Of the skined ones. Chapter I. Of the frog
- Chapter II. Of lizards
- Chapter III. Of the salamander
- Chapter IV. Of the stellio
- Chapter V. Of the scincus, or land-crocodile
- Chapter VI. Of the foure-footed cordylus, and other lyzards
- Chapter VII. Of the chamæleon
- Chapter VIII. Of the crocodile
- The second title. Of the beasts that have toes that come of an egge, and are shelled. Chapter I. Of the tortoyse in generall
- Chapter II. Of tortoyses in speciall
- An addition. Of certaine outlandish foure-footed creatures of a doubtfull kind. Chapter I. Of the Tlacaxolotl, the cabim, and the sea-seeker
- Chapter II. Of the danta, and cappa
- Chapter III. Of the howler, the su, and peva
- Chapter IV. Of the stinking beast, the graffa, and caoch
- An appendix. Peter Castellus of Rome: his discovery of the sweet hyæna, the Dam of the Zibeth, commonly called the civet-cat
- Chapter I
- Chapter II. Whether the civetta be the ancient pard, or panther, or no
- Chapter III. Whether the hyæna was knowen of old
- Chapter IV. Under what kinde of beasts the civetta is to be reckoned
- Chapter V. Where the hyænaes are bred
- Chapter VI. Of the zibeth-vessell, or civet-bag
- Chapter VII. Of the beaver
- Chapter VIII. What the zibeth is
- Chapter IX. Of the collecting, and electing of civet
- Chapter X. Of the use, and power of civet
- Chapter XI. Of the bones of the civet-cat
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