The book of nature; or, The history of insects :. reduced to distinct classes, confirmed by particular instances, displayed in the anatomical analysis of many species, and illustrated with copper-plates. Including the generation of the frog, the history of the ephemerus, the changes of flies, butterflies, and beetles; with the original discovery of the milk-vessels of the cuttle-fish, and many other curious particulars /
Jan Swammerdam (1637-1680)
Category
Books
Date
1758
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 3188444
Summary
Bibliographic description
[6], xx, [6], 236; 153; [1], lxiii, [13] p., LIII leaves of plates : ill. ; fol. Provenance: eighteenth century manuscript inscription "E Libris J. Talbot", i.e. John Talbot, ?1717-1778, on title page. Provenance: eighteenth century manuscript inscription "Davenport Talbot", i.e. William Davenport Talbot, 1764-1800, on recto of first free end-paper. Binding: eighteenth century sprinkled calf; gilt tooling on edges of boards; gilt tooling and gilt tooled title label reading "Swammerdam Hist: of insects" on spine; text block edges sprinkled red.
Provenance
Purchased with the family collection of Abbey contents in situ from Mrs Petronella Burnett-Brown December 2009.
Makers and roles
Jan Swammerdam (1637-1680) Herman Boerhaave (1668-1738) Thomas Flloyd John Hill (1714-1775) René-Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1683-1757)