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A natural history of spiders, and other curious insects
Albin, Eleazar (fl. 1713-1759); Mead, Richard (1673-1754); Hooke, Robert (1635-1703)
1736
Frontispiece and 53 plates are hand-coloured; in the numbering of plates, XXXV is repeated, and LII is omitted, as in the copy described in NUC. Albin's "Natural history of spiders" forms pp. 1-56, ...
A natural history of English insects
Albin, Eleazar (fl. 1713-1759); Derham, W (1657-1735)
1749
Engravings by M. Vr. Gucht (2), Hulett (8) and H. Terasson, after drawings by the author.
Johannes Goedartius De insectis, in methodum redactus : cum notularum additione, operâ M. Lister... item Appendicis ad Historiam animalium Angliae, ejusdem M. Lister, altera editio hic quoque exhibetur; unà cum scarabaeorum Anglicanorum quibusdam tabulis mutis
Goedaert, Johannes (1617-1668); Lister, Martin (1638?-1712)
1685
"Appendicis ad Historiae animalium Angliae, tres tractatus" (first published 1681) has separate dated t.p., pagination and register.
Johannes Godartius Of insects : done into English, and methodized, with the addition of notes
Goedaert, Johannes (1617-1668); Place, Francis (1647-1728); Lister, Martin (1638?-1712)
1682
First edition. One of an edition of 150 copies. "To the reader" signed: M.L. [i.e. Martin Lister]. Cf. BM. Illustrations etched by Francis Place. Cf. BM.
Birds and flowers (fol. 1r)
[ca. 1500-1520]
The gold-wash border is decorated with pinks, borage, strawberries, buttercups, forgetmenot, lungwort (?), periwinkle, beetles, birds, ladybirds and a butterfly. 11-line foliate initial 'H' formed of ...
Adoration of the Magi (fol. 88v)
[ca. 1440-1460]
The miniature depicts the three Magi, represented as kings, with the Virgin and Child in the stable, and offering gold, frankincense and myrrh. The oldest king (Caspar) kneels in front of Christ. The ...
Calendar: May (fol. 6r)
[ca.1480-1500]
The roundel miniature has the zodiacal sign of Gemini (the twins), showing a naked man and woman apparently standing in water. The border has a robin, a fly, strawberries, roses and other flowers.
Calendar: June (fol. 6v)
[ca.1480-1500]
The miniature at the foot of the page shows two men making hay, one of them taking a break and drinking from a jug. Two female figures (one with a basket, the other with a stick) are seen walking alon...
Bullfinch and flowers (fol. 18r)
[ca. 1500-1520]
A full border decorated with wild roses, columbine, heartsease, speedwells, pinks, a blue daisy (purple-stemmed aster), acanthus leaves, a butterfly, a bullfinch, and other birds. 10-line foliate init...
Buttercups and butterflies (fol. 29v)
[ca. 1500-1520]
The border is decorated with buttercups and butterflies (cabbage white and wall brown). 6-line foliate initial 'G'.
Stork, owl, grapes and flowers (fol. 82r)
[ca. 1500-1520]
The border is decorated with a white stork, an owl, a partridge and other birds, grapes, a periwinkle, a pimpernel, pinks, and a butterfly. 11-line foliate initial formed of corn and acanthus leaves. ...
Pan and other mythical creatures (fol. 97r)
[ca. 1500-1520]
The border is decorated with Pan (from Greek mythology), the god of Nature, with his horns and legs of a goat and body of a man, wearing a wreath and making music with pan pipes, several putti, some w...