The ornithology of Francis Willughby ... . in three books. Wherein all the birds hitherto known ... are accurately described. The descriptions illustrated by most elegant figures ... engraven in LXXVIII copper plates. Translated into English, and enlarged with many additions throughout the whole work. To which are added, three considerable discourses, I. Of the art of fowling ... II. Of the ordering of singing birds. III. Of falconry. By John Ray ...
Francis Willughby (1635 - 1672)
Category
Books
Date
1678
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 3016665
Summary
Bibliographic description
[12], 441, [7] p., LXXVIII, [2] leaves of plates : . ill.. . fol.. Imperfect: lacks plates LXXVII-VIII and the two un-numbered plates.Title-page mounted. Provenance: Bookplates: John Brownlowe, viscount Tyrconnel (armorial) and Belton House (earl's coronet & crests). Old Belton pressmark onpastedown: 117 and VI.7. Binding: Sprinkled calf (eighteenth-century), sewn on 4 cords. Spine gilt, with label: Willughby / Hist: of Birds
Makers and roles
Francis Willughby (1635 - 1672) John Ray (1627-1705)