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1. The history of four-footed beasts and serpents : describing at large their true and lively figure, their several names, conditions, kinds, virtues (both natural and medicinal) countries of their breed, their love and hatred to mankind, and the wonderful work of God in their creation, preservation, and destruction. Interwoven with curious variety of historical narrations out of Scriptures, fathers, philosophers, physicians, and poets: illustrated with divers hieroglyphicks and emblems, &c. both pleasant and profitable for students in all faculties and professions / Collected out of the writings of Conradus Gesner and other authors, by Edward Topsel. Whereunto is now added, The theater of insects; or, lesser living creatures: as bees, flies, caterpillars, spiders, worms, &c. A most elaborate work: by T. Muffet, Dr. of Physick. The whole revised, corrected, and inlarged with the addition of two useful physical tables by J[ohn]. R[owland]. M.D.

The history of four-footed beasts and serpents : describing at large their true and lively figure, their several names, conditions, kinds, virtues (both natural and medicinal) countries of their breed, their love and hatred to mankind, and the wonderful work of God in their creation, preservation, and destruction. Interwoven with curious variety of historical narrations out of Scriptures, fathers, philosophers, physicians, and poets: illustrated with divers hieroglyphicks and emblems, &c. both pleasant and profitable for students in all faculties and professions / Collected out of the writings of Conradus Gesner and other authors, by Edward Topsel. Whereunto is now added, The theater of insects; or, lesser living creatures: as bees, flies, caterpillars, spiders, worms, &c. A most elaborate work: by T. Muffet, Dr. of Physick. The whole revised, corrected, and inlarged with the addition of two useful physical tables by J[ohn]. R[owland]. M.D.
Creator:
Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?
Date:
MDCLVIII [1658]
Physical Description:
[16], 818, [18], 889-1130, [6] p. : ill. ; 33 cm. (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Gulielmi Pisonis medici Amstelædamensis De Indiæ utriusque re naturali et medica libri quatuordecim, quorum contenta pagina sequens exhibet.

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Creator:
Piso, Willem, 1611-1678
Date:
1658
Physical Description:
[24], 327, [5], 39, 226, [2] p. : ill. ; 37 cm. (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. The history of St. Pauls Cathedral in London, from its foundation untill these times : extracted out of originall charters, records, leiger books, and other manuscripts : beautified with sundry prospects of the church, figures of tombes, and monuments / by William Dugdale ...

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Creator:
Dugdale, William, 1605-1686
Date:
1658
Physical Description:
[6], 136, 157-299, [5] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., port. ; 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Methode et invention nouvelle de dresser les chevaux / par le tres-noble, haut, et tres-puissant prince Guillaume marquis et comte de New-castle, vicomte de Mansfield, baron de Bolsover et Ogle, seigneur de Cavendish, Bothel et Hepvvell, pair d'angleterre; qui eut la charge & l'honneur d'étre gouverneur du serenissime prince de Galles en sa jeunesse, maintenant roy de la Grande-Bretagne; lieutenant pour le roy de la comté de Nottingham, & de la Forest de Shervvood; capitaine general en toutes les provinces outre la riviere de Trent, & autres endroits du royaume d'angleterre; gentil-homme de la chambre du lit du roy; conseillier d'etat & privé; chevalier du tres-noble Ordre de la Jartiere, &c. Oeuure, auquel on apprend à trauailler les cheuaux selon la nature, & parfaire la nature par la subtilité de l'art; traduit de l'anglois de l'auteur, par son commandement, enrichy de plusieures belles figures en taille douce.

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Creator:
Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676
Date:
l'an M.DC.LVIII [1658]
Physical Description:
[28], 271, [9], 19, [5] p., [1], 42 double leaves of plates : ill. ; 46 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. Alle de wercken, so ouden als nieuvven / van de Heer Jacob Cats, oudt Raedtpensionaris van Hollandt, &c. ; doorgaens vermeerdert, en achter met des autheurs tachtigh-jarigh leven, huyshoudinge en bedenckingen op zorgh-vliet.

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Creator:
Cats, Jacob, 1577-1660
Date:
1658
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations, portrait ; 41 cm (folio)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Graphice : the use of the pen and pensil, or, The most excellent art of painting : in two parts / by William Sanderson.

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Creator:
Sanderson, William, Sir, 1586?-1676
Date:
1658
Physical Description:
[16], 87 p., [3] leaves of plates : ports ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Il cauallo di razza : riconosciuto dal segno de' merchi delle più perfette razze del Venetiano, Lombardia, & parte della Romagna. / Raccolta fatta per Annania Zen [pseud.] a commodo de' professori, e diletanti di caualli.

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Date:
1658. Ad ista[n]za di Bartolomio Federici
Physical Description:
[16], 112 p. : ill. ; 12 cm. (12mo)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts