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
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3016669
Summary
Bibliographic description
[12], 441, [7] p., LXXVIII, [2] leaves of plates : . ill.. . fol.. Imperfect: lacks final plate (lxxviii). Provenance: Inscribed: "Katherine Blount Given me by Mrs. Pope. 1730". Another inscription has been torn from top of title-page, with date remaining: 1700. Binding: Eighteenth-century sprinkled-calf (badly scuffed); six raised bands; double blind fillet borders; quarter double blind fillet; gilt tooling on spine; text-block edge sprinkle blue; gilt lettered on red spine-label: Wilughb Of birds.
Makers and roles
Francis Willughby (1635 - 1672) John Ray (1627-1705)