Bøger af Edward Tyson

A Philological Essay Concerning the Pygmies of the Ancients, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

""A Philological Essay Concerning the Pygmies of the Ancients"" is a book written by Edward Tyson that explores the concept of the Pygmies in ancient times. The book delves into the history and mythology surrounding these small-statured people, examining how they were depicted in ancient texts and how their existence was perceived by the people of the time. Tyson uses a philological approach to analyze the language and terminology used to describe the Pygmies, providing insights into the cultural and social attitudes towards them. The book also includes illustrations and descriptions of Pygmies from various sources, such as Greek and Roman literature and art. Overall, ""A Philological Essay Concerning the Pygmies of the Ancients"" offers a comprehensive examination of the Pygmies in ancient times, shedding light on their place in history and mythology.1894. Found in this volume is a philological essay concerning the pygmies, the cynocephali, the satyrs and sphinges of the ancients, wherein it will appear that they were all either apes or monkeys; and not men, as formerly pretended, written circa 1699. This essay is written in Old English text, with an introduction treating of pigmy races and fairy tales by Bertram C.A. WindleThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Phocæna - Or, the anatomy of a porpess, dissected at Gresham Colledge : with a præliminary discourse concerning anatomy, and a natural history of animals is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1680.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.