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A new and accurate system of natural history; containing I. The history of quadrupedes, including Amphibious Animals, Frogs, and Lizards, with their Properties and Uses in Medicine. II. The History of Birds, with the Method of bringing up those of the singing Kind. III. The History of Fishes and Serpents, including Sea-Turtles, Crustaceous and Shell-Fishes; with their medicinal Uses. IV. The History of Insects, with their Properties and Uses in Medicine. V. The History of Waters, Earths, Stones, Fossils, and Minerals; with their Virtues, Properties, and Medicinal Uses: To which is added, the Method in which Linnaeus has treated these Subjects. VI. The history of vegetables, as well Foreign as Indigenous, including an Account of the Roots, Barks, Woods, Leaves, Flowers, Fruits, Seeds, Resins, Gums, and concreted Juices; as also their Properties, Virtues, and Uses in Medicine; together with the Method of cultivating those planted in Gardens. By R. Brookes, M. D. Author of the General Practice of Physic. In six volumes.
Brookes, R. (Richard), active 1721-1763.Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]- Books
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The most pleasing and delightful history of Reynard the fox and Reynardine his Son. In two parts. With Morals to each Chapter, explaining what appears Doubtful, or Allegorical: And every Chapter illustrated with a curious Device, or Picture, representing to the Eye all the material Passages. To which is added, The history of Cawood the rook: Or, The Assembly of Birds: With the several Speeches they made to the Eagle, in Hopes to have the Government in his Absence: How the Rook was banish'd; with the Reason why Crafty Fellows are called Rooks. Together with Morals and Expositions on every Chapter.
Date: 1735- Books
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A description of three hundred animals, viz. beasts, birds, fishes, serpents, and insects. With a particular account of the manner of their catching of whales in Greenland. Extracted from the best authors, and adapted to the Use of all Capacities. Illustrated with copper plates, whereon is curiously engraven every Beast, Bird, Fish, Serpent, and Insect, describ'd in the whole Book.
Boreman, Thomas, active 1730-1743.Date: MDCCXXXIV. [1734]- Books
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A natural history of English song-birds, and such of the foreign as are usually brought over and esteemed for their singing. To which are added, figures of the cock, hen, and egg of each species, exactly copied from nature, by Mr. Eleazar Albin, and curiously engraven on copper. Also a particular account how to order the canary-birds in breeding; likewise their diseases and cure.
Albin, Eleazar, active 1713-1759.Date: 1741- Books
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A description of three hundred animals, viz. beasts, birds, fishes, serpe[nt]s, [an]d in[sec]ts. With a particular account of the manner of their catching of whales in Greenland. Extracted from the best authors, adapted to the Use of all Capacities. Illustrated with copper plates, whereon is curiously engraven every Beast-Bird, Fish, Serpent, and Insect, describ'd in the whole Book.
Boreman, Thomas, active 1730-1743.Date: MDCCXXXVI. [1736]- Books
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A description of three hundred animals, viz. beasts, birds, fishes, serpents, and insects. With a particular account of the manner of their catching of whales in Greenland. Extracted from the best authors, and adapted to the Use of all Capacities. Illustrated with copper plates, whereon is curiously engraven every Beast, Bird, Fish, Serpent, and Insect, describ'd in the whole Book.
Boreman, Thomas, active 1730-1743.Date: MDCCLIII. [1753]- Books
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Just publish'd, A description Of Three Hundred animals; viz. birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, and insects. With A Particular Account of the Whale-Fishery. Extracted out of the Best Authors, and adapted to the Use of all Capacities; especially to allure Children to Read. Illustrated with Xcix Copper Plates, whereon is curiously Engraved every Beast, Bird, Fish, Serpent, and Insect, describ'd in the whole Book.
Boreman, Thomas, active 1730-1743.Date: M.DCC.XXX. [1730]- Books
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A new and accurate system of natural history; Containing, I. The history of quadrupedes, including amphibious animals, frogs, and lizards, with their propertics and uses in medicine. II. The history of birds, with the method of bringing up those of the singing kind. III. The history of fishes and serpents, including sea-turtles, crustaceous and shell-fishes; with their medicinal uses. IV. The history of insects, with their properties and uses in medicine. V. The history of waters, earths, stones, fossils, and minerals; with their virtues, properties, and medicinal uses: to which is added, the method in which linnŭs has treated these subjects VI. The history of vegetables, as well foreign as indigenous, including an account of the roots, barks, woods, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, resins, gums, and concreted juices; as also their properties, virtues, and uses in medicine; together with the method of cultivating those planted in gardens. By R. Brookes, M.D. author of The general practice of physic. In six volumes.
Brookes, R. (Richard), active 1721-1763.Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]- Books
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A description of three hundred animals; viz. beasts, birds, fishes, serpents, and insects. With a particular account of the whale-fishery. Extracted out of the best authors, and adapted to the Use of all Capacities; especially to allure Children to Read. Illustrated with copper plates, whereon is curiously Engraved every Beast, Bird, Fish, Serpent, and Insect, describ'd in the whole Book.
Boreman, Thomas, active 1730-1743.Date: M.DCC.XXX. [1730]- Books
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Fables in verse, for the improvement of the young and the old; by Abraham Æsop, Esq. To which are added, Fables in verse and prose; with The conversation of birds and beasts, At their several Meetings, Routs, and Assemblies; by Woglog the great giant. Illustrated with a variety of curious cuts, By the best Masters. And with an account of the lives of the authors, by their old friend, Mr. Newbery.
Aesop, Abraham, Esq.Date: [1765]- Books
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Fables in verse for the improvement of the young and the old. By Abraham ¡sop, Esq; to which are added, fables in verse and prose. With the conversation of birds and beasts, at their several meetings, routs and assemblies. By Woglog the great giant: illustrated with a variety of curious cuts. By the best masters. And an account of the lives of the authors.
Aesop, Abraham, Esq.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Books
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Husbandry spiritualized: or, The heavenly use of earthly things. Consisting of many pleasant observations, pertinent applications, and serious reflections, and each chapter concluded with a divine and suitable poem. Directing husband-men to the most excellent improvements of their common imployments. Whereunto are added, by way of appendix, several choice occasional meditations, upon birds, beasts, trees, flowers, rivers, and several other objects; fitted for the help of such as desire to walk with God in all their solitudes and recesses from the world. [Eight line of quotations] By John Flavell, late Minister of the Gospel in Devon.
Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.Date: 1709- Books
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The natural history of the Bible: or A description of all the beasts, birds, fishes, insects, reptiles, trees, plants, metals, precious stones, &c. mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures. Collected from the best authorities, and alphabetically arranged. By Thaddeus M. Harris A.M. librarian of Harvard University, Cambridge. [Three lines from I Kings] Published according to act of Congress.
Harris, Thaddeus Mason, 1768-1842.Date: MDCCXCIII. [1793]- Books
The natural history of the Bible ; or, A description of all the quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles, and insects, trees, plants, flowers, gums, and precious stones, mentioned in the sacred scriptures: Collected from the best authorities, and alphabetically arranged / by Thaddeus Mason Harris.
Harris, Thaddeus Mason, 1768-1842.Date: 1824- Books
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A specimen of preaching, as practised Amongst the People, called Methodists. By J. Helme.
Helme, J.Date: 1762- Pictures
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A bird flying over waves of the sea; representing the dove sent by Noah. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1968.
Bishop, Mary, (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990.Date: 26 June 68 [26 June 1968]Reference: 2884998iPart of: Adamson Collection- Pictures
Women and children suffering from famine in Jerusalem. Engraving by A.W. Warren after E. Bird, 1816.
Bird, Edward, 1772-1819.Date: June 1816Reference: 20109i- Books
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J. Bird, book-binder to the Honorable Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. At the Old Angel and Bible, upwards of forty years established in that line of business, (no. 5,) Ave-Maria Lane, Ludgate-Street, London. Respectfully accquaints [sic] his friends and the public in general, ...
Bird, John, active 1709-1764.Date: 1749?]- Books
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Missing persons and mistaken identities : women and gender in ancient Israel / Phyllis A. Bird.
Bird, Phyllis A. (Phyllis Ann), 1934-Date: [1997], ©1997- Books
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An hospitall for the diseased : VVherein are to be found most excellent and approued medicines, as well emplaisters of speciall vertue, as also notable potions or drinkes, and other comfortable receites, for the restitution and preseruation of bodily health. Very necessary for the time of common plague and mortality: and for other times when occasion shall serue. Newly augmented and enlarged. Gathered by T.C.
T. C., active 1579Date: 1630- Books
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An hospitall for the diseased. Wherein are to be found most excellent approued medicines, as well emplaisters of speciall vertue, as also notable potions or drinkes, and other comfortable receites, for the restitution and preseruation of bodily health. Very necessary for the time of common plague and mortality: and for other times when occasion shall serue. Newly augmented and enlarged. Gathered by T.C.
T. C., active 1579.Date: 1630- Books
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A very perfect discourse and order how to know the age of a horse : and the diseases that breede in him, with the remidies to cure the same. As also, the description of euery veyne and how and when to let him blood, according to the diuersity of the disease, as hath been proued by the author. L.W.C.
L. W. CDate: 1630- Books
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A compleat book of psalmody. Containing variety of psalm-tunes, hymns, and anthems, to be sung in two, three, and four parts, within Compass, as will most naturally suit the Voices in Cathedral and Country Churches. Together with An Easy introduction, giving you a true Demonstration of the grounds of musick; with a True Method of all the keys, by Transposition, and how to prove them either by flats or sharps. The fifth edition, with additions, set forth, and corrected by James Evison.
Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]- Pictures
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Rizpah protecting the bodies of her murdered sons Armoni and Mephibosheth. Watercolour after J.M.W. Turner.
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851.Reference: 33553i- Books
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A receyt to stay the plague. Deliuered in a sermon by R.W. minister of Gods Word.
Wright, Robert, -1626Date: 1630