The Magic Zoo: The Natural History of Fabulous Animals |
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... writing after 1599 . These , and other writers such as Turner , Belon and Rondelet , will often appear in later chapters , for monsters of all kinds and shapes wander quite casually in and out of their pages . The great natural history ...
... writing after 1599 . These , and other writers such as Turner , Belon and Rondelet , will often appear in later chapters , for monsters of all kinds and shapes wander quite casually in and out of their pages . The great natural history ...
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... writing in 1518 , quotes both accounts of the Vegetable Lamb , adding that Friar Odoric saw the creature him- self , and described it as being ' as white as snow ' . But this passage has not been traced in any edition of Odoric . In ...
... writing in 1518 , quotes both accounts of the Vegetable Lamb , adding that Friar Odoric saw the creature him- self , and described it as being ' as white as snow ' . But this passage has not been traced in any edition of Odoric . In ...
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... writers . Herodotus ( writing about 445 BC ) tells us that in India : - Certain trees bear for their fruit fleeces surpassing those of sheep in beauty and excellence , and the natives clothe them- selves in clothes made therefrom ...
... writers . Herodotus ( writing about 445 BC ) tells us that in India : - Certain trees bear for their fruit fleeces surpassing those of sheep in beauty and excellence , and the natives clothe them- selves in clothes made therefrom ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
Copyright | |
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