M0017948: 1486 description of a greyhound and the title page from Caius: Of Englishe Dogges, 1576

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Description of greyhound and title page of book on dogs.

Reproductions of pages from 15th and 16th century works about dogs. On the left is a description of a greyhound from the Book of St. Albans, 1st edition, 1486. On the right is the title page to Caius, John: Of Englishe Dogges, 1576. Reproduced in Ash, Edward C: Dogs: their history and development, London : E. Benn limited, 1927

April 1960

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.