Ga.8.11
Cynographia curiosa, seu, Canis descriptio, : juxta methodum & leges illustris Academiæ Naturæ Curiosorum adornata, multis[que] curiosis, raris, jucundis & stupendis naturæ artisque observationibus, secretis & quæstionibus referta, et mantissa curiosa ejusdem argumenti, complectente Joh. Caji Libell. De canibus britannicis, & Joh. Henr. Meibom, Epist. de [kynophora] / aucta à Christiano Francisco Paullini, academico curioso.
Portion of title: Canis descriptio
Norimbergæ, : Sumtibus Johannis Georgii Endteri., M.DC.LXXXV. [1685]
[50], 258, [18] p. ; 21 cm. (4to.)
Head- and tail-pieces, initials, marginal notes.
Printer's device with initials J.G.E. on t.p.
Contains Latin poem (6 p.) by Kaspar Stieler.
Includes index.
Signatures: a-f⁴ (a3-4 signed a2-3) g² A-2L⁴ 2M² (2M2 blank).
With a final errata leaf.
With additional illustrated engraved title-page.
BL German, 1601-1700, P264
Faber du Faur, no.780
Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Contemporary mid brown mottled calf; blind tooled double fillet border; small floral fleuron in each corner; gold tooled dash roll on board edges; blind tooled double fillet and swag roll on spine; brown morocco spine label with gold tooled title and double fillet; four raised bands; faded red and brown sprinkled edges.
Previous shelfmark: Ff.4.6.
Booksellers' code on title-page verso.
Dogs Early works to 1800.
Dogs Religious aspects.
Meibom, Johann Heinrich, 1590 - 1655 Epistola de [kynophora].
Caius, John, 1510 - 1573 De canibus Britannicis.
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Germany Nuremberg.
B46458