The Magic Zoo: The Natural History of Fabulous AnimalsSphere Books, 1979 - 222 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة 97
... the unicorn came into the Bible . In the Latin Vulgate prepared by St Jerome the name became unicornis . It was from these two sources that the medieval legend of the unicorn derived , and from that our modern ideas . But also of great ...
... the unicorn came into the Bible . In the Latin Vulgate prepared by St Jerome the name became unicornis . It was from these two sources that the medieval legend of the unicorn derived , and from that our modern ideas . But also of great ...
الصفحة 100
... the unicorn from further north in Africa , from Ethiopia , Darfur and Kordofan : these were not so easily explained away . Eduard Rüppell in 1829 quoted some of these reports but was himself sceptical about the matter . Von Katte in ...
... the unicorn from further north in Africa , from Ethiopia , Darfur and Kordofan : these were not so easily explained away . Eduard Rüppell in 1829 quoted some of these reports but was himself sceptical about the matter . Von Katte in ...
الصفحة 103
... the unicorn of legend . The unicorn was two and a half years old before Dr Dove pub- lished his report of his work . His Ayrshire unicorn was then strong , fearless , well able to fight though seldom doing so . His marked docility was ...
... the unicorn of legend . The unicorn was two and a half years old before Dr Dove pub- lished his report of his work . His Ayrshire unicorn was then strong , fearless , well able to fight though seldom doing so . His marked docility was ...
المحتوى
Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
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