De reptilibus vere animantibus sacrae scripturae, Tomus primus 79 text-figures

79 text-figures

one of the outstanding poultry artists of the Victorian era

there is also an oval name stamp of the Royal Society of Edinburgh on the front endpapers of Vol

This book provides a firsthand account of research on leopards

numerous facsimile illustrations (un-numbered)

De reptilibus vere animantibus sacrae scripturae, Tomus primus 79 text-figuresPp. [12] 375 [4] ff, 122 [24] ff, title page in red and black with woodcut gryphon device. Contemporary limp vellum, title is lettered in black on the spine, 4to. There are some large historiated initials and many small ornamental initials in the text. First edition of this scholarly study of the reptiles which are mentioned in the Bible and in the Holy Land in general; a second edition appeared in Lyon in 1620. This is an important treatise which was