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
Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 3016668
Summary
Bibliographic description
[12], 441, [7] p., LXXVIII, [2] leaves of plates : . ill.. . fol.. Former shelfmarks X.8.1 and 109. ESTC reads “LXXVII” in line 15 of title; Tatton “LXXVIII”; ESTC error? Provenance: eighteenth-century inscriptions on front flyleaf, “Christopher Dade Booke 1714” and “Robt. Bradshaw his Book November 5 1744.” Anonymous wood-engraved bookplate (Potten 2, Franks 9664) [Samuel Egerton (1711-1780)]. Binding: Seventeenth-century calf, double fillet and roll, six raised bands.
Makers and roles
Francis Willughby (1635 - 1672) John Ray (1627-1705)