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WOTTON, Edward (1492-1555). De differentiis animalium libri decem. Paris: Michel Vascosan, 1552 [colophon: 1551].
2o (344 x 232 mm). Roman type, italic shoulder notes and short passages in Greek, 10-line woodcut capitals. (Occasional spotting). Contemporary limp vellum, manuscript title on spine (slightly worn).
FIRST EDITION. A tall copy of this encyclopedic work on animals, dedicated by the noted English physician Wotton to King Edward VI. Wotton (1492-1555) compiled informative excerpts from many classical sources "dealing with general anatomy and physiology of animals, man, vivaparous and oviparous quadrupeds, birds, fishes, insects, crustaceans, squids and mollusks" (Norman). The compilation "had a considerable influence on later naturalists" (Raven), particularly entomologists. Garrison-Morton 281; McGill/Wood p.637; Osler 4282; Raven, English Naturalists pp.40-42; Wellcome 6777; Norman 2263,
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FIRST EDITION. A tall copy of this encyclopedic work on animals, dedicated by the noted English physician Wotton to King Edward VI. Wotton (1492-1555) compiled informative excerpts from many classical sources "dealing with general anatomy and physiology of animals, man, vivaparous and oviparous quadrupeds, birds, fishes, insects, crustaceans, squids and mollusks" (Norman). The compilation "had a considerable influence on later naturalists" (Raven), particularly entomologists. Garrison-Morton 281; McGill/Wood p.637; Osler 4282; Raven, English Naturalists pp.40-42; Wellcome 6777; Norman 2263,