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| Title | The historie of serpents, or, The second booke of living creatures (p. 201) |
| Author | Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625? |
| Publisher | Jaggard, William, 1569-1623
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| Publisher Location | England -- London |
| Publication Date | 1608 |
| Printer | Jaggard, William, 1569-1623
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| Illustrator | Unknown
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| Image Production Process | Relief prints--woodcuts
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| Notes | Illustrated with uncolored woodcuts.
Includes ancient legends about actual animals such as toads and lizards and reports of mythical creatures such as dragons and cockatrices.
This page depicts the Hydra. The text begins by describing the myth of how Hercules supposedly killed the Hydra. Although the author seems to believe that this mythological hydra did not exist, he states that a large serpent with multiple heads was taken from Turkey to Venice in 550 AD. He also sees the hydra as a metaphor for sin and makes several comments about Christianity and human corruption. |
| Contextual Notes | Edward Topsell was an English cleric who wrote books on religious and moral themes before writing his History of Four-footed Beasts and History of Serpents. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Serpents -- Early works to 1800; Reptiles -- Early works to 1800; Zoology -- Pre-Linnean works |
| Category | Natural sciences
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL1229 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection. QL41.T69 1608 |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | [12], 315, [9] p.: illustrated; 31.5 x 22.5 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Photographed from original book in TIFF format using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/EOS 400D, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2009. |
| Exhibit Checklist | Exhibit Checklist L.79 |
