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History of Science Collection

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OU Libraries’ History of Science digital collection began with several hundred 15th- through 18th-century rare books, maps, and other items digitized for the 2015-2016 Galileo’s World exhibition. They range from art, music, astronomy, and meteorology through natural history, the human body, microscopy, physics, and engineering, and on to religion and travels to China and the Americas. All images in the digital collection have been released to the public domain. When using images from this collection, please include the following attribution statement: Image(s) courtesy History of Science Collections, University of Oklahoma Libraries, Norman, Oklahoma.

The history of four-footed beasts and serpents...
Collected out of the writings of Conradus Gesner and other authors, by Edward Topsel. Whereunto is now added, The theater of insects... by T. Muffet., Paged continuously., Vol 1 is largely a translation of books 1 and 5 of Gesner's Historia animalium, with additions by Topsell. The second part has title: The history of serpents. Or, The second book of living creatures... By Edward Topsell. London, Printed by E. Cotes, 1658., Vols. 2, a translation of Moffett's Insectorum... theatrum, has title: The theatre of insects: or, Lesser living creatures... By Tho. Mouffet... London, Printed by E. C., 1658.
De animalibus.
"Interprete Theodore Gaze.", Hain. Repertorium 1699; Pellechet. Cat. gen. des incunables 1206; Stillwell. Incunabula in American libraries A870., Initails and paragraph marks supplied in red and blue, hand colored. Rubricated in red. Numerous old marginal ms. notes., Bound by Riviere in calf, wooden boards; clasps.