File AvailableColin, A. 1619 Histoire des drogues, episceries, et de certains medicamens simples, qui naissent és Indes & en l'Amerique. Cette matiere comprise en six livres: dont il y en a cing tirés du Latin de Charles l'Escluse: & l'Histoire du Baulme adioustee de nouveau: où il est proué, que nous avons le vray Baulme d'Arabie, contre l'opinion des anciens & modernes. Le tout fidellement translaté en François, par Antoine Colin, maistre Aposicaire Iuré de la ville de Lyon. Lyon, aux despens de Iean Pillehotte, pp. [i-xvi], 1-369, [i-xv]
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[Full text in original language] B. Strabon, asseure avoir veu un Rhinocerot, la couleur duquel est sembable ? celle de l'Elephant, & non de buys (ia?oit que Pline livre 8 chapit 20 luy attribue telle couleur) de la grosseur d'un Taureau, de la forme d'un sanglier, principalement quand au museau,...
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File AvailableColin, A. 1619 Histoire des drogues, episceries, et de certains medicamens simples, qui naissent és Indes & en l'Amerique. Cette matiere comprise en six livres: dont il y en a cing tirés du Latin de Charles l'Escluse: & l'Histoire du Baulme adioustee de nouveau: où il est proué, que nous avons le vray Baulme d'Arabie, contre l'opinion des anciens & modernes. Le tout fidellement translaté en François, par Antoine Colin, maistre Aposicaire Iuré de la ville de Lyon. Lyon, aux despens de Iean Pillehotte, pp. [i-xvi], 1-369, [i-xv]
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[Full text in original language] Histoire du Rhinocerot. Le Rhinocerot est un animal grand, portant une corne au naseau, lequel mal-aisement se peut dompter. On tient qu'il s'en trouve plusieurs en Cambaya, pays fort voisin de Bengala, & en Patana & qu'ils sont appell?s par les habitans Gandas....
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File AvailableAugustin, A. 1617 Antiquitatum Romanorum Hispanarumque in nummis veterum, dialogi XI. Antverpiae, Henricum Aertssium, pp. i-xvi, 1-182, index, pls. 1-68
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[Full text in original language] ...quaeque de Rhinocerote, cuius unicum in narib. cornu est, quo inimicum necare solet, feruntur a Valerio Martiali. B. Huius belluae num in nummis vestigium apparet? A. Maxime, ut in numis Domitiani, & in signorum gemmis vidimus. Hippopotamo non est dissimilis...
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File AvailableCoryat, T. 1616 Travailler for the English Wits, and the good of his Kingdom: To all his inferiour countreymen, Greetings: Especially to the sirenicall gentlemen, that meets the first Friday of everie moneth at the Mermaids in Broadstreet From the Court of the Great M. London, [no publisher]
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[Full text in original language] (Visit of Great mogul jahangir at Ajmer) Hee keepeth abundance of wilde beasts, and that of divers sorts, as lyons, elephants, leopards, beares, antlops, unicornes; whereof two I have seene at his court, the strangest beasts of the world. They were brought hither...
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File AvailablePausanias; Xylandro, G.; Amaseus, R. 1613 Pausanias accurata graeciae descriptio, qua lector ceu manu per eam regionem circumducitur a Guilielmo Xylandro Augustano diligenter recognita & ab innumeris mendis repurgata Accesserunt annotationes - G Xylandro et Romuli Amasaei. Hanoviae, Wechelianis, apud haeredes Claudii Marnii, pp. [unpag], 1-899, indices
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[Full text in original language] Note by Romulo Amaseo to Pausanias, Liber IX. 32 - vidi etiam Aethiopicos tauros, quos ex re ipsa Rhinocerotas nominant, quod illis ex nare extrema cornu prominet: & paulo superius alterum, non sunt magnum: in capite nullum prorsus habent. Praeterea & Paemios tau...
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File AvailableCovarrubias, S. de 1611 Tesoro de la lengua Castellana, o Espanola. Madrid, Luis Sanchez, pp. i-xx, 1-602, 1-79
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[Full text in original language] BADA. Animal ferocissimo, dicho por otro nombre mas comun rhinocerote. En nuestros dias truxeron al rey Felipe II, que santa gloria aya, una Bada, que por mucho tiempo estuvo en Madrid; tenia asserrado el cuerno y estava ciega, porque no hiziesse dano: y curavan...
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File AvailableLinschoten, J.H.van 1610 Histoire de la navigation et de son voyages es Indes Orientales. Amstelredam, Henry Laurent
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Chapitre XLVII - De l'Abada ou Rhinoceros
(Rhinoceros ou se trouve & sa description) Il n'y a point d'Abada ou Rhinoceros es Indes, mais il s'en trouve en Bengala & Patana. Il est moindre que l'Elephant, porte une courte corne a...
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File AvailableShakespeare, W. 1610 Macbeth Act 3 Scene 4
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[Full text in original language] Macbeth addressing Banquo's ghost
What man dare, I dare,:
Approach thou like the rugged Russian bear,
the armed rhinoceros, or th'Hyracean tiger,
Take any shape but that, and my firm nerves
Shall never tremble, or be alive again
And da...
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File AvailableBartas, G. de Saluste du; Sylvester, J. 1608 His devine weekes and workes translated. London, H.Lownes, pp. 1-544
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The sixth day of the first week.

But his huge strength nor subtle witt can not
Defend him from the sly Rhinocerot
Who never, with blinde furie led, doth venter
Upon his foe, but yer the Lists he enter
Against a rock he whetteth round abo...
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File AvailableTopsell, E. 1607 The history of four-footed beastes: describing the true and lively figure of every beast, with a discourse of their several names, conditions, kindes, vertues (both naturall and medicinall), countries of their breed, their love and hate to mankinde, and the wondefull worke of God in their creation, preservation and destuction. London, William Iaggard, pp. i-xli, 1-759, i-x
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Of the Rhinoceros.
We are now to discourse of the second wonder in nature, namely of a beast every way admirable, both for the outward shape, quantity, and greatness, and also for the inward courage, disposition and mildeness. For as the Elephant was the first wonder,...
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File AvailableBoillot, I. 1604 New Termis Buch, von allerley grossen vierfussigen Thieren zugerichtet, mit beygefugter Thieren Contrafieteten, sampt etlichermassen Beschreibungen. Strasburg, [no publisher], pp. 1-63
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[Full text in original language] Von dem Rhinocerot, oder Nashorn Der Rhinocerot, ist beynahe so gro? als der Elephant, sein Todtfeind: hatt ein horn auff der Nasen, das ist eisenm?ssig, und ganz scharff, davon ihm auch der Griechische Namen gegeben worden: Mit dem selbigen setzt er den Elephant...
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File AvailableSan Antonio, G.Q. de 1604 Breve y verdadera relacion de los successos del Reyno de Camboxa. Pablo de Valladolid, par Pedro Lasso, 83 leaves
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[Full text in original language] ? II. Descripcion particular, del Reyno de Camboxa Tiene muchas badas, (que fuera de aqui no las ay, sino en Sofala, que es parte de Africa auaque no son tan buenas como estas de Camboxa). El cuerno, el pellejo, la sangre colmillos y dientes, y la u_a del pie y...
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File AvailableHulsius, L. 1603 Auszug dern Emblematum und Schulgaben, so die Hohe Schul zu Altorff, der studierenden Jugendt, jahrlich pflegt au?zucheilen und furstellen zu lassen. Franckfurt am Main, impensis Levini Hulsii, [not paginated]
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[Full text in original language] Das Einhorn, Monoceros, wann es mit dem Helffanten streiten woll, sch?rfft und balliert er zuvor an einem Felse, das Horn so es auff der Nasen hat und trachtet dem Helffnaten im Streit sonderlich nach dem Bauch, dann es wei?, da? es in mit dem scharffen Horn durch...
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File AvailableCalderinus, D. 1601 M. Valerii Martialis Epigrammatum libri XIV Domitii Calderini commentariis perpetuis & Georgii Merulae observationibus, illustrati. Parisiis, apud Claudium Morellum, pp. i-xv, 1-851
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IX. De Rhinocerote

Domitius:
Rhinoceros] Rhinocerotem primus ostendit in spectaculis Pompetum Augu. Domit. animal est buxei coloris, inimicum elephanto, cuius aluum elimato cornu petit in pugna, nuper fuerat in theatro, & dia stupens ad pugnam, non poterat irritari, qu...
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File AvailableLinschoten, J.H. van 1598 His Discours of Voyages into the Easte & West Indies. Devided into Foure Bookes. London, by Iohn Wolfe, pp. 1-462
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[Full text in original language] The 47. Chapter - Of the Abadas or Rhinoceros The Abada or Rhinoceros is not in India, but onely in Bengala, and Patane. They are lesse and lower than the Elephant. It hath a short horne upon the nose, in the hinder part somewhat big, & toward the end sharper,...
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File AvailableLinschoten, J.H. van 1596 Itinerario. Voyage ofter schipvaert van Jan Huygen van Linschoten naer Oost ofte Portugaels Indien. Amstelredam, Cornelis Claesz. op't Water, pp. i-viii, 1-160
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[Full text in original language] Dat. 47. Capittel: Vanden Abada, ofte Reynossero. Die Abada ofte Reynossero en is in Indien niet: dan in Bengalen ende Patane: zijn kleynder ende leegher dan den Olyphant, heeft eenen korten hoorn op den neus, achter dickachtich ende voor scherper, can doncker, ...
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File AvailableLinschoten, J.H. van 1596 Itinerario. Voyage ofter schipvaert van Jan Huygen van Linschoten naer Oost ofte Portugaels Indien. Amstelredam, Cornelis Claesz. op't Water, pp. i-viii, 1-160
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[Full text in original language] In 16e Capittel Oock in dit Coninghrijck van Bengalen werden ghevonden by menichten die Beesten, diemen op Latijn noemt Rhinocerotes, ende vande Portugesen Abadas, wiens Hoorn, Tanden, Vleesch, Bloet, Clauwen, ende alle wat hy aen ende in heeft, is teghen 't fen...
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File AvailableBoch, J. 1595 Descriptio publicae gratulationis, spectaculorum et ludorum, in adventu Ernesti Archiducis Austriae, an MDXCIII, XVIII kal Iulias, aliisque diebus Antwerpiae editorum. Antwerp, [no publisher]
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[The book includes an etching of the Portuguese triumphal arch erected for solemn Entry at Antwerp of 18 July 1593. It was made by Pieter van der Borcht (1545-1608) after designs by Marten de Vos. India is allegorically represented by a rhinoceros facing right; the D?rer hornlet is not visible....
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File AvailableOrta, G. da 1593 Aromatum, et simplicium aliquot medicamentorum apud Indos nascentium historia: ante biennium quidem Lusitanica lingua per dialogis conscripta, D. Garcia ab Horto, Proregis Indiae Medica, auctore; nunc vero primum Latina facta & in Epitomae contracta à Carolo Clusio atrebata. Editio quarta. Antverpiae, ex officina Plantiniana & I. Moretum, pp. 1-223
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Eius etiam cum Rhinocerote inimicitiae meminit idem Plinius, lib. 8 cap. 20 eorumque pugnas describit.
Rhinocerotis historia
Est autem Rhinoceros vastum animal cornu in nare gerens, quod difficulter domari potest. Multos in Cambaya Bengala finitima, & Patane inveniri tradunt...
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File AvailableBoillot, I. 1592 Nouveaux pourtraitz et figures de termes pour user en l'architecture: composez & enrichiz de diversite d'animaulx, representez au vray, selon l'antipathie & contrariete naturelle de chacun d'iceulx. Legres, Iehan des Prey, pp. 1-124
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[Full text in original language] Du Rhinocerot (Pli. li.8 c.20. Elia. li.17 c.44) Le Rhinocerot est animal approchant ? la grosseur de l'Elephant, auquel il est ennemy, l'Assseillant avec sa corne qu'il a au naseau, dure comme fer, & tranchante, d'ou le nom grec luy est baill?, & encores ? ces...
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File AvailableSande, E. de 1590 De missione legatorum Iaponensium ad Romanam curiam, rebusq; in Europa, ac toto itinere animadversis dialogus. Macaensi portu Sinici [=Goa], Societas Iesu, pp. i-viii, 1-412, i-xxiv
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[Full text in original language] Addam tamen superioribus, ibidem a nobis visas fuisse duas quasdam bestias prodigiosae veluti naturae, Elephantem videlicet, & Rhinocerotem, qui ex India in Lusitania & inde Matritum sunt delati, & propter vastam corporis molem, in usitatamq; figuram, quasinatura...
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File AvailableWebbe, E. 1590 The rare and most wonderful thinges which Edward Webbe an Englishman borne, hath seene and passed in his troublesome travailes.. London, William Wright, pp. 1-32
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[Full text in original language] Court of Prester John. I have seen in a place like a Park adioyning unto prester Iohns Court, three score and seven-teene, Unicornes and Eliphants all alive at one time, and they were so tame that I have played with them as one would play with young lambes.
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File AvailableMendoza, J.G. de 1588 The history of the great and mighty kingdom of China and the situation thereof: together with the great riches, hige citties, politike governement, and rare inventions in the same. Translated out of Spanish by R.Parke. London, Edward White, pp. i-viii, 1-410
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[1588:388 - 1854:311-312] - Chapter XXI
From this island you may go with ease unto Malaca, leaving on the right hand a kingdome which is called Camboia, the which is great and very full of people, and all of them affectioned to go to sea, and navigation, by reason whereof they have an infinite...
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File AvailableSurius, L. 1586 Commentarius brevis rerum in orbe gestarum, ab anno salutis MD usque in annum MDLXXIIII ex optimis quibusque scriptoribus congestus. Coloniae, Gervinum Calenium et haeredes Ionanis Qunetelij, pp. 1-96, 1-1192
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1515. Hoc anno Lusitaniae rex Emmanuel Ulysbonae edidit insigne spectaculum elephanti cum rhinocerote certantis. Est utrunque animal immani corporis vastitate, sed longiora crura sunt elephanto. Naturale autem illis inest odium alterius in alterum, idque propter meliora pascua, ut quidam scrib...
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File AvailableMendoza, J.G. de 1585 Historia de las cosas mas notables, ritos y costumbres del Gran Reyno de la China, sabidas assi por los libros de los mesmos Chinas, como por relacion de Religiosos y otras personas que an estado en el dicho Reyno. Roma, B. Grassi, pp. i-xxxii, 1-440
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[Full text in original language] Book 3, chapter 16. Prosigve las cosas de los Reynos comarcanos, al de Cochinchina, y algunas cosas notables de ellos, con los ritos y costumbres de los moradores. Deste Reyno fue el dicho Padre a Malacca, dexando a mano derecha un Reyno llamado Camboja, eiqual...
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File AvailableVillafane, J. de Arphe y 1585 De varia commensuracion para la esculptura y architectura. Seville, Andrea Pescioni, [not paginated]
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In the 1585 edition, a rhinoceros is illustrated in Book III, p.8. It animal has the skin tubercles of the Dürer woodcut, but it lacks the typical hornlet; it faces right, and has a kind of scale with numbers 1 and 2 on the left.
In the 1763 the same illustration appears on p. 206, preceded...
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File AvailableMoerman, J. 1584 Apologi creaturarum [with engravings by Marcus Gheeraerts]. Antwerp, G. de Jose, pp. i-viii, 1-64
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[63 recto]
Juvenis senium contemnens, & eius paena.

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Rhinoceros - Senes

Dedecus est senibus probra aut inferre nefanda,
Nam invenum vitam tarda senecta regit.
Est senibus decus, est & honor sine fine perennis,
Queis pietas aenimo est, sed bene culta, pi...
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File AvailableLycosthenes, C. 1581 The doome warning all men to the iudgement. London, Ralphe Nubery, pp. i-xx, 1-437
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Rhinoceros, a fierce beaste enimye to the Elephannte, whose bygnesse is also greater, hys colour lyke Bore, the whole bodys covered with scales or shelles, his legs shorte, on his nose a kinde of straighte horne, which is his chiefe defence.
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File AvailableIunius, Hadranus 1579 M. Val. Martialis epigrammaton libri XII Xeniorum liber I Apophoretorum liber I Opera Hadriani Iunii. Antverpiae, Christophori Plantini, pp. 1-360, i-v
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* Namque gravem gemino cornu sic extulit ursum

Quin hoc loco urum legendum sit, deducto literae S, incremento, nihil ambigo cum Iano Douza meo q tauri feri genus est, magnitudine paulo infra Elephantum, testimonio Caesarisi ut dicat, Urum, quamvis gemino, neque ingenti cornu munitu...
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File AvailableSassetti, F. 1579 Letter to Francesco Bonciani: p. 133

In: Marcucci, E. Lettere edite e inedite di Filippo Sassetti, raccolte e annotate. Firenze, Felice le Monnier: pp. i-iii, i-xlvii, 1-575
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Filippo Sassetti, 1540-1588
Rovellasca factor at Cochin. The extract is from his letter written from Lisbon on 19 February 1579 written to Francesco Bonciani (d.1620) in Florence.

Portuguese text from the edition of 1855

[133]
Lisbona, 19 February 1579
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File AvailableBartas, G. de Saluste du 1578 La Semaine, ou Creation du Monde. Paris
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Sixieme Jour de la Sepmaine

39 Mais cest esprit subtil, ni cest enorme corps
40 Ne le peut garantir des cautileux efforts
Du fin Rhinocerot, qui n'entre one en bataille
Conduit d'aveugle rage: ains plustost qu'il assaille
L'adversaire Elephant, ...
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File AvailableVarthema, L. di 1577 The history of travayle in the West and East Indies, and other countreys lying eyther way, towardes the fruitfull and ryche Moluccas. Gathered in parte, and done into Englyshe by Richard Eden, newly set in order, augmented and finished by Richard Wiles. London, Richard Iugge, pp. i-x, 1-466
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Of the Unicorns of the temple of Mecha, whiche are not seene in any other place. Cap. 19
On another part of the temple are parkes or places inclosed, where are seene two Unicorns,named of the Greekes Monocerotae, and are there shewed to the people for a myracle, and not without g...
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File AvailableBacci, A. 1573 L'Alicorno: Discorso dell'excellente medico et filosofo M. Andrea Bacci, nel quale si tratta della natura dell'alicorno, & delle molti sue virtu eccellencissime. Fiorenza, Giorgio Marescotti, pp. i-viii, 1-80
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L'Alicorno
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Discorso dell'eccellente
medico, et filosofo
M. Andrea Bacci,
nel quale si tratta della Natura dell'Alicorno,
e delle sue virtù eccellentissime.
Al Sereniss. Don Francesco Medici
G...
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File AvailableOrta, G. da 1567 Aromatum, et simplicium aliquot medicamentorum apud Indos nascentium historia: ante biennium quidem Lusitanica lingua per dialogis conscripta, D. Garcia ab Horto, Proregis Indiae Medica, auctore; nunc vero primum Latina facta & in Epitomae contracta à Carolo Clusio atrebata. Antverpiae, Plantini, pp. 1-250, index
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Rhinocerotis historia Est autem Rhinoceros vastum animal cornu in nare gerens, quod difficulter domari potest. Multos in Cambaya Bengala finitima, & Patane inveniri tradunt, & ab incolis Gandas vocari. Mihi hactenus Rhinocerotem videre non contigit: illud tamen scio Bengala incolas eius cornu a...
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File AvailableSurius, L. 1566 Commentarius brevis rerum in orbe gestarum, ab anno salutis MD usque in annum MDLXXIIII ex optimis quibusque scriptoribus congestus. Coloniae, apud haeredes Iohannis Quentel and Geruinum Calenium, pp. i-xvi, 1-641, i-xxiii
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1515. Hoc anno Lusitaniae rex Emmanuel Ulysbonae edidit insigne spectaculum elephanti cum rhinocerote certantis. Est utrunque animal immani corporis vastitate, sed longiora crura sunt elephanto. Naturale autem illis inest odium alterius in alterum, idque propter meliora pascua, ut quidam scrib...
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File AvailableBermudez, J. 1565 Esta he hua breve relacao da embaixada o Patriarcha do Joao Bermudez trouxe do Emperador de Ethiopia, chamado vulgarmente Preste Joao, ao christianissimo, & zelador da fee de Christo Rey de Portugal dom Joao o terceiro deste nome. Lisboa, Francisco Correa, pp. 1-80
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Caput lj. Do reyno de Damute, & suas provincias & da mutta riqueza que nelles ha: & dalguas cousas marauilhosas. A chase nestas terras hua especia de Alicorne, o qual he montes, & esquiua, da fei?am de cauallo, & do tamanho de Asno.
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File AvailableGillius, P. 1562 Aelianus, de Historia Animalium libri XVII, quos ex integro ac veteri exemplari Graeco. Lugduni, Guliel. Rouillium
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De Rhinocerote & quemadmodum pugnat contra elephantum. cap. XXIIII Rhinocerotis figuram nimis valde frigidum esset describere, cum permulti ex Graecis, & Romanis, qui illum viderunt, eius formam plane sciant; at enim vim & illius naturam actionum non alienum est expnere; quod in summa nare cornu ...
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File AvailableCardanus, H. 1559 De subtilitate libri XXI Nunc demum ab ipso autore recogniti, atque perfecti. Lugduni, Guilelmum Rouillium, pp. 1-718 + index
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Rhinoceros.  Gerit hoc animal inimicitiae maximas cum Rhinocerote: hic est Indicus taurus.  Corpus habet elephanti fermè magnitudine, cruribus brevioribus, colore buxeo: totus testis quibusdam in modum clypei armatus est à natura.  In naris extrema iuxta nominis etiam sui ...
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File AvailableThevet, A. 1558 Les singularitez de la France Antarctique, autrement nommee Amerique: & de plusieurs terres et isles decouvertes de nostre temps. Paris, les Heritiers de Maurice de la Porte, pp. i-viii, 167 leaves, i-iv
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[South Africa] En ceste contr?e se trouve abondance de Rhinoceros,ainsi appellez, pource qu'ils ont une corne sur le nez. Aucuns les appellent Boeufs d'Ethiopie. Cest animal est fort monstrueux & est en perpetuelle guerre & inimiti? avecques l'Elephant. Et pour ceste cause ...
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File AvailableThevet, A. 1558 Les singularitez de la France Antarctique, autrement nommee Amerique: & de plusieurs terres et isles decouvertes de nostre temps. Anvers, Christophle Plantin, pp. i-xv, 163 leaves, i-iii
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[South Africa] En ceste contr?e se trouve abondance de Rhinoceros,ainsi appellez, pource qu'ils ont une corne sur le nez. Aucuns les appellent Boeufs d'Ethiopie. Cest animal est fort monstrueux & est en perpetuelle guerre & inimiti? avecques l'Elephant. Et pour ceste cause ...
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File AvailableLusitanus, A. 1558 In Dioscoridis anazarbei de medica materia libros quinque, enarrationes eruditissimae: accesserunt huic operi praeter correctiones lemmatum etiam adnotationes R. Constantini, necnon simplicium picturae ex Leonharto Fuchsio, Iacobo Dalechampio, atque aliis. Lugduni, apud Guilielmum Rouillium, pp. [1-80], 1-807, [1-17]
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Notae veri unicorni
Dignoscetis igitur verum unicornis cornu hoc pacto; duos apprehendetis catulos, vel pullos, quibus vevenum aliquod in aqua vel vino dabatis. Alteri quorum scobem sive ramentum illius cornu, quod ex periri volueritis, aequali vel maiori pondere, veneni illius quod ...
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File AvailableLycosthenes, C. 1557 Prodigiorum ac ostentorum chronicon, quæ praeter naturae ordinem, motum, et operationem, et in superioribus & his inferioribus mundi regionibus, ab exordio mundi usque ad haec nostra tempora, acciderunt. Basileae, Henr. Petri, pp. 1-670
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Rhinoceros crudele animal, quod sua magnitudine elephantem excellit, colore buxeo sive fermiculato testis clypeatis rectum, cruribus brevioribus, omnioB ex parte armatis, acutum cornu in naribus habens, quo se defendit.

[Engraving after Durer on p.18]
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File AvailableScaliger, J.C. 1557 Exotericarum exercitationum liber quintus decimus, de Subtilitate, ad Hieronymum Cardanum. Lutetiae, ex Officina Typographica Michaelis Vascosani, pp. i-vi, 1-477, 60
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Quonam malo fato ? Grammaticorum ferula toties subductus in Philosophorum plagas incidisti? Nequeo tibi, Cardane, opitulari qui Monocerota sub Rhinocerotis nomine pinxisti: quam duae sint belluae longe diversissimae. Rhinocerotis eius picturam vidimus, cuius cadaver e naufragio eiectum est in T...
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File AvailableLycosthenes, C. 1557 Prodigiorum ac ostentorum chronicon, quæ praeter naturae ordinem, motum, et operationem, et in superioribus & his inferioribus mundi regionibus, ab exordio mundi usque ad haec nostra tempora, acciderunt. Basileae, Henr. Petri, pp. 1-670
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Rhinoceros crudele animal, quod sua magnitudine elephantem excellit, colore buxeo sive fermiculato testis clypeatis rectum, cruribus brevioribus, omnioß ex parte armatis, acutum cornu in naribus habens, quo se defendit.
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File AvailableThevet, A. 1556 Cosmographie de Levant. Revue & augmentee de plusieurs figures. Lion, Jean de Tournes et Guillaume Gazeau, pp. 1-218, i-xiv
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Là [dans le chateau] y ha plusieurs animaus, comme, quatre elefans, lions, tygres, leopars, scorpions, rhinoceros (qui est un animal à quatre piez, ayant une corne aus narines, grand ennemi de l'Elefant), veaux marins, cicognes. Il ne veus mettre en o...
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File AvailableMauro, L. 1556 Le antichita de la citta di Roma. Venetia, Giordano Ziletti, pp. i-xxiv, 1-316
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Le statue di Roma. Statue, ch'ora si retrovano in casa del detto M. Metello Varro Porcarij con molte altro teste & Torsetti Marmorei appresso alla Minerva In una marmorea tavola vi sono due figure integre di quasi tutto rileuo con un'altra mezza figura, sotto le quali sono detta inscrittione, s...
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File AvailableLusitanus, A. 1554 In Dioscoridis Anazarbei de Materia Medica libros quinque enarrationes. Argentorati, Wendelinus Ribelius, pp. 1-536, index
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Notae veri unicorni
Dignoscetis igitur verum unicornis cornu hoc pacto; duos apprehendetis catulos, vel pullos, quibus vevenum aliquod in aqua vel vino dabatis. Alteri quorum scobem sive ramentum illius cornu, quod ex periri volueritis, aequali vel maiori pondere, veneni illius quod antea ded...
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File AvailableGessner, C. 1553 Icones animalium quadrupedum viviparorum et oviparorum, quae in Historia Animalium Conradi Gesneri describuntur, cum nomenclaturis singulorum latinis, italicis, gallicis et germanicis plerumque, per certos ordines digestae. Tiguri, C. Froschoverus, pp. 1-64, i-iii
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Latine Rhinoceros, vel taurus Aethiopicus Pausaniae. Rhinocerotos nomen graecis in linguis aliis, plerisque feruatur. Latine dici posset Naricornis. German Nashorn.
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File AvailableAneau, B. 1552 Premier livre de la nature des animaux, tant raisonnables, que brutz. Lyon, Balthazar Arnoullet, pp. i-viii, 1-62
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Le Rinocerot, ou Cornas Rinocerot en Grec ainsi nomm? Est un des grands animaulx de la terre: pource qu'il ha le nez de corne arm? dure, & trenchant', & l'aguise ? la pierre Quand il veult faire ? l'Elephant la guerre: Son ennemy par le ventre il assault Fin, contre fort, aussi meurt il, s...
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File AvailableGessner, C. 1551 Historia animalium lib. I de Quadrupedibus viviparis. Tiguri, Christ. Froschoverum, pp. i-xl, 1-1104, i-ix
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De Rhinocerote.
Pictura haec Alberti Dureri est, qua clarissimus ille pictor (cuis etiam libri de pictura extant) Rhinocerotem Emmanueli Lusitaniae regi anno salutis 1515 è Cambaia Indiae regione Ulysbonam allatum, perpulchre expressit. Rhinocerotis, id est naricornis, nuper p...
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File AvailableVarthema, L. di 1550 Itinerario di Ludovico de Varthema Bolognese

In: Ramusio, G.B. Delle navigatione et viaggi nel qual si contienz la descrittione dell'Africa, et del paese del Preti Ianni, con varii viaggi, dal mar Rosso a Calicut, & infin all'isola Molucche, dove nascono le Spetierie, et la Navigatione attorno del mondo. Venetia, Heredi di Lucantonio Giunti: pp. 1-405 recto and verso
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Cap. XVII. Delii Unicorni che si trouano appresso il Tempio della Mecca animali rarissimi. Dall'altra banda del detto tempio ? una corte murata, nella qual vedesmo duoi unicorni, & li si mostrano per cosa marauigliosa, come nel vero ? cosa da prenderne admiratione & sono fatti in questo modo. ...
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File AvailableCardanus, H. 1550 De subtilitate libri XXI. Parisiis: ex officina Michaelis Fezandat et Roberti Franlon
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Rhinoceros. Ubi etiam Rhinoceros, animal rarum, equi magnitudine, pilo mustelae simillimo. Capite cervino, in quo cornu crescit unicum, cubitorum trium longitudine, media in fronte atque rectum, in imo autem amplem tendens in aciem. Collum breve, ixba rarissima, et in alteram tantum partem ten...
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File AvailableCardanus, H. 1550 De subtilitate libri XXI. Norimbergae, apud Ioh. Petreium, pp. [i-xxxvi], 1-371
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Rhinoceros. Ubi etiam Rhinoceros, animal rarum, equi magnitudine, pilo mustelae simillimo. Capite cervino, in quo cornu crescit unicum, cubitorum trium longitudine, media in fronte atque rectum, in imo autem amplem tendens in aciem. Collum breve, ixba rarissima, et in alteram tantum partem ten...
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File AvailableAneau, B. 1549 Decades de la description, forme et vertu naturelle des animaulx, tant raisonnables, que brutz. Lyon, Balthazar Arnoullet
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Le Rinocerot, ou Cornas
Rinocerot en Grec ainsi nommé
Est un des grands animaulx de la terre:
pource qu'il ha le nez de corne armé
dure, & trenchant', & l'aguise à la pierre
Quand il veult faire à l'Elephant la guerre:
Son ennemy par le ventre il assa...
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File AvailableBarlow, R. 1541 A brief summe of geographie

In: Taylor, E.G.R. A brief summe of geographie by Roger Barlow, edited with an introduction and notes. London, Hakluyt Society, Works Second Series, vol. 69: pp. i-lvi, 1-210
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In India - Bengala: . . . and ther the bestes called Rhynocerontes which be as elephants and almost of ther colour, thei be as bygg as a bull and is of making like a hogge saving he hathe his nose croked like a horn and is very hard, wherwith he fighteth with other beastes.
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File AvailableGillius, P. 1533 Ex Aeliani historia. Lugduni, Seb. Gryphium, pp. i-xxviii, 1-598, i-ix
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De Rhinocerote & quemadmodum pugnat contra elephantum. cap. XXIIII Rhinocerotis figuram nimis valde frigidum esset describere, cum permulti ex Graecis, & Romanis, qui illum viderunt, eius formam plane sciant; at enim vim & illius naturam actionum non alienum est expnere; quod in summa nare cornu ...
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File AvailableBrentius, J. 1527 Hiob, cum piis et eruditis Iohannis Brentii commentariis, ad Hebraicam veritatem ita translatus, ut nolla porro obscuritae lectorem possit offendere. Haganoae, Iohan. Secerium, pp. i-xxiv, 1-332 recto/verso
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Cap. XXXIX. Numquad desyderabit Rhinoceros. Rhinoceros, similiter animal indo mabile est, unius in nare cornu, hostis Elephanti: cornu ad saxa limato, praeparat se pugnae, in dimicatione aluum maxime petens, quam scit esse molliore: in hac igitur bestia, rursus prodit sese sapientia Domini, quam...
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File AvailableGrapaldo, F.M. 1516 De partibus aedium, addita modo, verborum explicatione, quae in eodem libro continentur. Parmae, Octavianum Saladum et Franciscum Ugoletum, pp. i-xx, 1-265
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Guttus nasis genus erat ab eo dictus quae guttarim sunderet; autor M. Varro in libris de lingua lationa: eo in balneis usi sunt Ro. veteres ad oleum: quo post lavationem eorum corpora in Ahpthesio hoc est unctuario ita enim locus dicitur unctor qui graece aliptes & pedotriba ungere consueverat. ...
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File AvailableValentim Fernandes de Morávia 1515 Lettera scripta da Valentino Moravia germano

In: Gubernatis, A. de Memoria intorno di viaggiatori italiani. Firenze, Fodratti: pp. 1-171
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Nelli di 20. di questo mese di magio. 1515. giunse qui in Lisbona cita Nobilissima di tuta la Lusitania emporio al presente Excell. uno animale chiamato da greci Rhynoceros et dalli Indi Ganda mandato dal re potentissimo de India della Cita di Combaia a donare a questo serenissimo Emenuel Re di p...
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File AvailableVarthema, L. di 1511 Novum itinerarium Aethiopiae, Aegipti, utriusque Arabiae, Persidis, Siriae ac Indiae intra et extra Gangem. Mediolani: impressum per Joh. Angelum Scinzenzeler
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De unicornibus Templi Mechetquos Monocerotas appellannqui ferme alibi non visuntur. Iss altera delubri parte septa visuntur: sive claustra mauis appellaret his unicornes gemini asservant. Locoque miraculi populo spectandos praebent. Nec ab re. Res est miratu dignissima: sunt eni eiusmodirur i...
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