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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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