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The History of Four-Footed Beasts, Serpents and Insects Vol. III of III: Describing at Large Their True and Lively Figure, Their Several Names, Condit

The History of Four-Footed Beasts, Serpents and Insects Vol. III of III: Describing at Large Their True and Lively Figure, Their Several Names, Condit

Topsell, Edward

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Zoology

Publisher Price: $43.99

ISBN10: 1396320784
ISBN13: 9781396320781
Publisher: Left of Brain Onboarding Pty Ltd
Published: Oct 6 2021
Pages: 604
Weight: 1.93
Height: 1.34 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

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.

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