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Académie royale des sciences (France)

Uniform title

Description anatomique de divers animaux. English

Title

The natural history of animals containing the anatomical description of several creatures dissected by the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris. : Wherein The Construction, Fabrick and genuine Use of the Parts, are exactly and finely delineated in Copper Plates, and the whole Enriched with many Curious Physical and no less useful Anatomical Remarks, being one of the most Considerable Productions of that Academy. / Done into English by a Fellow of the Royal Society. To which is added an account of the measure of a degree of a great circle of the earth, Published by the Members of the same Academy: English'd by R.W. SRS. With an alphabetical table of the names of the several animals mention'd in this volume. And likewise an alphabetical table to make the work compleat. Published by an order of the Council of the Royal Society.

Varying form of title

Other title: Memoires for a natural history of animals

Imprint

London, : Printed for R. Smith, at the Angel and Bible without Temple Barr., 1702..

Physical description

[14], 3-267, [13], 40 p., [36] leaves of plates ill. ; 30 cm (folio)

Note

Signatures: pi² a² b⁴ (-b4) A⁴ (-A4) B-Z⁴ (includes "W") Aa-Ii⁴ Kk-Nn², ²B-F⁴.

Note

Translated by Alexander Pitfield from the French work by Claude Perrault, first published in 1669 under the title: 'Description anatomique d'un caméleon', and later (in 1682) under the title: 'Description anatomique de divers animaux.' The 'Account' was translated by Richard Waller.

Note

Added engraved half-title (counted as plate): Memoires for a natural history of animals.

Note

Includes index.

Note

Includes erratas p. [3] (third count) and p. 40 (final count).

Citation/references note

ESTC, T113853

Provenance

Part of the Gillingham Parochial Library, bequeathed to the vicar and feoffees of the parish lands of Gillingham by Thomas Freke (d. 1718?), and placed on permanent loan in Salisbury Cathedral Library 25 November 1992. Gillingham reference -/-/-.

Provenance

Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (20th century) with design based on the Dean and Chapter seal, and inscription “Sarvm Cathedral Library.”

Binding

18th-century mottled and plain brown sheepskin over rope-fibre boards; sewn on five supports; blind fillets and roll forming two concentric rectangular frames on boards with blind stamps at outer corners of inner frame.

Copy-specific note

Imperfect: lacking pages 3-6 and three plates.

Subject

Anatomy Early works to 1800.

Subject

Zoology pre-Linnean works.

Subject

Geodesy Early works to 1800.

Subject

Triangulation |v Early works to 1800.

Added entry--name

Perrault, Claude

Added entry--name

Pitfield, Alexander translator.

Added entry--name

Waller, Richard translator.

Added entry--name

Smith, Richard bookseller.

Added entry--name

Freke, Thomas former owner.

Added entry--name

St. Mary the Virgin (Church : Gillingham, Dorset : England) owner.

Added entry--uncontrolled related/analytical title

Description anatomique d'un caméleon

Added entry--place

England London.

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500##$aSignatures: pi² a² b⁴ (-b4) A⁴ (-A4) B-Z⁴ (includes "W") Aa-Ii⁴ Kk-Nn², ²B-F⁴.

500##$aTranslated by Alexander Pitfield from the French work by Claude Perrault, first published in 1669 under the title: 'Description anatomique d'un caméleon', and later (in 1682) under the title: 'Description anatomique de divers animaux.' The 'Account' was translated by Richard Waller.

500##$aAdded engraved half-title (counted as plate): Memoires for a natural history of animals.

500##$aIncludes index.

500##$aIncludes erratas p. [3] (third count) and p. 40 (final count).

5104#$aESTC,$cT113853

561##$aPart of the Gillingham Parochial Library, bequeathed to the vicar and feoffees of the parish lands of Gillingham by Thomas Freke (d. 1718?), and placed on permanent loan in Salisbury Cathedral Library 25 November 1992. Gillingham reference -/-/-.

561##$aSalisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (20th century) with design based on the Dean and Chapter seal, and inscription “Sarvm Cathedral Library.”

563##$a18th-century mottled and plain brown sheepskin over rope-fibre boards; sewn on five supports; blind fillets and roll forming two concentric rectangular frames on boards with blind stamps at outer corners of inner frame.

590##$aImperfect: lacking pages 3-6 and three plates.

650#0$aAnatomy$vEarly works to 1800.

650#0$aZoology$vpre-Linnean works.

650#0$aGeodesy$vEarly works to 1800.

650#0$aTriangulation |v Early works to 1800.

7001#$aPerrault, Claude.

7001#$aPitfield, Alexander,$etranslator.

7001#$aWaller, Richard,$etranslator.

7001#$aSmith, Richard,$ebookseller.

7001#$aFreke, Thomas,$eformer owner.

7102#$aSt. Mary the Virgin (Church : Gillingham, Dorset : England),$eowner.

7400#$aDescription anatomique d'un caméleon

752##$aEngland$dLondon.