The History of Four-Footed Beasts, Serpents and Insects Vol. III of III
Title | The History of Four-Footed Beasts, Serpents and Insects Vol. III of III PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Topsell |
Publisher | Left of Brain Onboarding Pty Limited |
Pages | 604 |
Release | 2021-10-06 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781396320781 |
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
Title | The History of Four-Footed Beasts, Serpents and Insects Vol. I of III PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Topsell |
Publisher | Left of Brain Onboarding Pty Limited |
Pages | 986 |
Release | 2021-10-06 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781396320750 |
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 and Serpents and Insects
Title | The History of Four-Footed Beasts and Serpents and Insects PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Topsell |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 2216 |
Release | 2013-11-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1136956573 |
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
Title | History of Four Footed Beasts and Serpents and Insects PDF eBook |
Author | Topsell |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 348 |
Release | 2016-06-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 113662757X |
First Published in 1967. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The History of Four-Footed Beasts, Serpents and Insects Vol. II of III
Title | The History of Four-Footed Beasts, Serpents and Insects Vol. II of III PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Topsell |
Publisher | Left of Brain Onboarding Pty Limited |
Pages | 934 |
Release | 2021-10-06 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781396320811 |
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.
History of Four-Footed Beasts and Serpents and Insects Vol. 1
Title | History of Four-Footed Beasts and Serpents and Insects Vol. 1 PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Topsell |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1967 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
History of Four Footed Beasts and Serpents and Insects
Title | History of Four Footed Beasts and Serpents and Insects PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Topsell |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1967-10-13 |
Genre | Animals, Mythical |
ISBN | 9780415426954 |
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.