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The World of Animals: A treasury of lore, legend and literature by great writers and naturalists from the 5th century B.C. to the present
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961
Excerpts from the writings of a wide variety of authors, from ancient Greece and Rome, to the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and beyond. Most are post-medieval, but there are articles from bestiaries, Pliny, Bartholomaeus Anglicus, Topsell, Homer, Herodotus, Aristotle, and others.
508 p., illustrations.
Language: English
LCCN: 61-12860
Last update December 6, 2021
