Pseudodoxia epidemica, or, Enquiries into very many received tenents, and commonly presumed truths. / By Thomas Brown Dr. of Physick. The fifth edition. With marginal observations, and a table alphabetical. Whereunto are now added two discourses the one of urn-burial, or sepulchrall urns, lately found in Norfolk. The other of the Garden of Cyrus, or network plantations of the antients. Both newly written by the same author.

  • Thomas Browne
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1669
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Credit: Pseudodoxia epidemica, or, Enquiries into very many received tenents, and commonly presumed truths. / By Thomas Brown Dr. of Physick. The fifth edition. With marginal observations, and a table alphabetical. Whereunto are now added two discourses the one of urn-burial, or sepulchrall urns, lately found in Norfolk. The other of the Garden of Cyrus, or network plantations of the antients. Both newly written by the same author. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the ninth day whew their gall breaketh, women prone and wen [upine or upon their backs, 3 eps That wen weigh heavier dead then alives and before meat then after. C ap.7- That there are feveral pal]ages for meat and drink. chap.8. Of the cxftows of faluting or Lieffing upon fneexiag. One ee That Jews fink chap.10, Of Pygmies. chap.1, Of the great Clinsadlerieal year, thatis 63. chap.12 Of the canicular or Dog- dayes. chap, 3.. asiaiasapeniel eecemercee i cert. eee eee Sn ve pear eS gy coerce ee SE THE FIFTH BOOK. ; Of many things queftionable as they are defcribed in. pitures. f the pitture- of the Pelican. chapter. 1, Of the picture of Dolphins. chap. 2, Of the pitture of a Graf shopper. chap.3, Of the pi ure of the ferpent tempting Eve. chap.4. Of the pickures of Adam and Eve with Navils. chap.§. Of the pictures of the Iews and Eaftern Nations at.their feaffs, and our Saviour at the pafsover. chap.6, Of the picture of our Saviour with long bair. chap.7. Of the pitkare of Adofes with borns. Of the Scutcheons of the twelve Tribes of Ifracle chap,10, Of che picture of the Sybils. chap.1r. Of the pitture defcrtbing the death of Cleopatras chap.12. Of the pittare of the nine wortbies. chap.13. Of the picture of Lephtab facrificing bis daughter. chap.14. Of the piéture of lobn the Baptift in a Camels skin. chap.15. Of the picture of the Chrifopber, chap.16. Of the picture of S. George. ; chop.17. Of the pittare of Jerom. chap. $, Of the pictures of ALermaids, Unicorns and many others, chap.19. Ofthe Hieroglyphical pictures of ibe cL gyptians. chap.2e. Compendioufly of many popular Cuftoms, Opinions, Pictures, Practifes and Obfervations. Of an Hare crofsing the bigh way. Of the cisinons appearing sf owls and Ravens. Of the falling of Sa/t. Of breaking the Ege- bell. Of the true lovers ssf Of the /peaki 1g snaer the Rofe, Of {mark following the fair. chap.g.