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Record Nr.

UNISA996396558003316

Autore

Pliny, the Elder

Titolo

The secrets and wonders of the world [[electronic resource] ] : A booke right rare and straunge, containing many excellent properties, giuen to man, beastes, foules, fishes and serpents, trees, plants &c. Abstracted out of that excellent naturall historiographer Plinie. Translated out of French into English

Pubbl/distr/stampa

At London, : Printed [by Henry Denham] for Thomas Hacket, are are to be solde at his shop in Lumberd streete, vnder the Popes head, 1585

Descrizione fisica

[64] p

Altri autori (Persone)

I. A

Soggetti

Natural history - Pre-Linnean works

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A translation of Pierre de Changy's French abstract of Pliny's "Naturalis historia". A previous edition (STC 20031) had translator's initials I.A., i.e. John Alday?.

Printer's name from STC.

Signatures: A²  B-H⁴ I² .

Running title reads: Secrets and wonders of the worlde.

The last leaf is blank.

Reproduction of a photostat of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113