Skip to content

The Elizabethan zoo : a book of beasts both fabulous and authentic | Collections | The Huntington

Membership

Donate

Store

OPEN TODAY: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.

Home
Collections
Search
The Elizabethan zoo : a book of beasts both fabulous and authentic

Rare Books

The Elizabethan zoo : a book of beasts both fabulous and authentic

Image not available

Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1926
Call number: 491251
Creator: Topsell, Edward (1572-1625?)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Holly Stevens, June 1990.
Dimensions: 27 cm.
Associated people: Byrne, M. St. Clare (1895-1983); Pliny, (1879-1955,); Stevens, Wallace,
Find out more: View in the Library catalog

Subscribe to our e-newsletter

About
Accessibility
Land Acknowledgment
Using the Library
Careers
Host an Event
Volunteer

Filming/Photography

Opening Hours

Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.

Closed on Tuesdays

Admission Info and Tickets

1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108

Privacy Policy
Social Media Guidelines and User Policy

©2026 The Huntington

Charity Navigator

(Opens in new tab)

You might also be interested in

Image not available
The historie of foure-footed beastes. : Describing the true and liuely figure of euery beast, with a discourse of their seuerall names, conditions, kindes, vertues (both naturall and medicinall) countries of their breed, their loue and hate to mankinde, and the wonderfull worke of God in their creation, preseruation, and destruction. Necessary for all diuines and students, because the story of euery beast is amplified with narrations out of Scriptures, fathers, phylosophers, physitians, and poets: wherein are declared diuers hyerogliphicks, emblems, epigrams, and other good histories, collected out of all the volumes of Conradus Gesner, and all other writers to this present day
Rare Books
17726
Image not available
The historie of serpents. Or, The second booke of liuing creatures: : wherein is contained their diuine, naturall, and morall descriptions, with their liuely figures, names, conditions, kindes and natures of all venemous beasts: with their seuerall poysons and antidotes; their deepe hatred to mankind, and the wonderfull worke of God in their creation, and destruction. Necessary and profitable to all sortes of men: collected out of diuine Scriptures, fathers, phylosophers, physitians, and poets: amplified with sundry accidentall histories, hierogliphicks, epigrams, emblems, and aenigmaticall obseruations
Rare Books
17727
Image not available
The history of four-footed beasts and serpents: : describing at large their true and lively figure, their several names, conditions, kinds, virtues (both natural and medicinal) countries of their breed, their love and hatred to mankind, and the wonderful work of God in their creation, preservation, and destruction. Interwoven with curious variety of historical narrations out of Scriptures, fathers, philosophers, physicians, and poets: illustrated with divers hieroglyphicks and emblems, &c. both pleasant and profitable for students in all faculties and professions. Collected out of the writings of Conradus Gesner and other authors, by Edward Topsel. Whereunto is now added, The theater of insects; or, Lesser living creatures: as bees, flies, caterpillars, spiders, worms, &c. A most elaborate work: by T. Muffet, Dr. of Physick. The whole revised, corrected, and inlarged with the addition of two useful physical tables, by J.R. M.D
Rare Books
95965
Image not available
The revvard of religion. : Deliuered in sundry lectures vpon the booke of Ruth, wherin the godly may see their dayly both inward & outward trials, with the presence of God to assist them, & his mercies to recompence them. Verie profitable for this present time of dearth, wherein many are most pittifully tormented with want; and also worthy to bee considered in this golden age of the preaching of the worde, when some vomit vp the loathsomnes therof, and others fal away to damnable securitie. Seene and allowed
Rare Books
354049
Image not available
The revvard of religion. : Deliuered in sundrie lectures vpon the booke of Ruth, wherein the godly may see their dayly both inward and outward trials, with the presence of God to assist them, and his mercies to recompence them. Verie profitable for this present time of dearth, wherein many are most pittifully tormented with want; and also worthy to bee considered in this golden age of the preaching of the word, when some vomit vp the loathsomnes therof, and others fall away to damnable security. Seene and allowed
Rare Books
214747
Image not available
The book of Elizabethan verse
Rare Books
443612