Animals of various species / accurately drawn by Francis Barlow.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
[London? : publisher not specified, not after 1686]
Description
17-28 leaves of plates ; 29-40 leaves of plates ; 41-52 leaves of plates ; 53-67 leaves of plates; 3 unnumbered leaves of plates ; 1-6 leaves of plates, b1-b6 leaves of plates ; 1-6 leaves of plates ; 3 unnumbered leaves of plates ; 11 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (engravings) ; 16 x 22 cm

Details

Subject(s)
Illustrator
Engraver
Rare books genre
Notes
  • Various dates for engravers and illustrators in the collection; terminal date from of Stoop's 1686 death.
  • Plate #18 signed by Barlow, Griffier, and Tempest; plate #27 signed by Snyder, as well as Barlow and Tempest; plate #53 and #54 signed by Holler and Barlow; plate #66 signed by Place and Tempest; plate #72-76 signed by "Chatelin" [sic] and D. Stoop; plate #83 signed by Vivares and Berghem; plate #93 signed by Rubens, Bloteling, and Visscher.
  • Cotsen copy: Incomplete, lacks plates 1-16.
  • Cotsen copy: Plates from 68-104 have been numbered in ink.
  • Cotsen copy: Inscribed on front pastedown: "Emily S. Cathcart... My dear mother & father's book... London, 1884."
  • Cotsen copy: Small engraved armorial bookplate featuring the interlaced initials "R.F.G." facing title page, with a second cut-out of this bookplate pasted down to plate on hand-numbered leaf "100."
  • Cotsen copy: Extra illustrated with 13 engravings pasted down to 11 leaves at and (hand-numbered 92-104): 92 is a hand-colored plate of a bear pursued by hounds; 93-96 are engravings after Rubens by Visscher and Bloteling; 97, showing dogs fighting over a sheep carcass, is by the same artist as that of the bear; 100 shows heads of various cattle; 101 is from a fable book; 102 is a sepia lithograph; 103 & 104 show sheep from unidentified works.
With
Bound with this is: "Divers species of birds," parts 1 & 2, by Barlow; "Birds of various species, both foreign and English" by Barlow ; "A book of horses, ech'd by Chatelin"; "A book of cattle" by Vivares and Berghem; and a collection of 13 mounted engravings at end.
Binding note
  • Half leather with marbled paper-covered boards.
  • Cotsen copy: Covers with several paper onlays: upper with armorial crest and cut of a lion and lower with printed armorial bookplate: "Ascot Lodge, Ascot, Berks" with interlaced initials 'CES'; extra illustrated with lithograph of gentleman on horseback on front free endpaper and an engraving of a "Swallow-Tailed Falcon" on front pastedown, with an engraving of a "Baltimore Oriole" on rear pastedown.
  • Cotsen copy: Rebacked and recornered in calf, with added red morocco spine label, gilt-stamped with title: "Prints."
Contents
  • Animals of various species / accurately drawn by Francis Barlow
  • Divers species of birds, part 1 / by Francis Barlow
  • Divers species of birds, part 2 / drawn after the life in the natural attitudes by Francis Barlow
  • Birds of various species, both foreign and English 2 / drawn after the life by Francis Barlow
  • Book of horses / ech'd by Chatelin from the originals of Stoop-- Book of cattle / Ingrav'd by F. Vivares from the original of Berghem.
Other title(s)
  • Birds drawn after the life in their natural attitudes
  • Birds & Fowles of various species
  • Birds of various species
OCLC
177775709
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