The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Paul of Venice (c. 1369 - 1429)
Alias Paulus Venetus (Alias)
References in Documents:
MS Book of the dean of Christ Church (MacGregor, ed.) 305 Amianthus alias lapis asbestinus. P. Veneto Salamandra. 304 Earth-flax , otherwise known as asbestos; known to P. Venetus as
salamandra.
Grew, Musaeum Regalis (1685) (
Gesner
out of
Pau
lus Venetus .
c)
out of
lus Venetus
Grew, Musaeum Regalis (1685) The SKIN of a BOIGUACU; a Serpent so called,
by the Natives ofBrasile . As far as
can now be seen,
'tis mixed of ash-colour with cancellated work of brown; somewhat after the manner, as in divers other
Indian Ser
pents. Towards the Head it is somewhat slenderer, than
about the middle; where it is in compass, half a yard.
'Tis almost seven yards long. See the Description of the
Serpent in
Piso . He is of all other kinds the greatest. But
not so venimous, as are many others.
saithBontius , Java. And, that
in that Kindgom, was one taken
the generalD.
Petrus , and others did eat a part. ((Hist. Nat.
l. 5. c. 3
And
Joh. de Læt .
reports, (Rio de la
Plata , a Pro
vince of theWest-Indies , there are some
and so big, as to swallow a Stagg whole, horns and all.(Lib. 14.
c. 1
Of such kind of Serpents, see also
Marcus Paulus
Venetus ,
and
Athan.
Kircher . (
(China Illustrata
by the Natives of
'tis mixed of ash-colour with cancellated work of brown;
pents. Towards the Head it is somewhat slenderer, than
about the middle; where it is in compass, half a yard.
'Tis almost seven yards long. See the Description of the
Serpent in
not so venimous, as are many others.
I have now at home,
saith
the Skin of a Serpent(of this kind)
twelve
yards long, which I kill'd in a Wood in
yards long, which I kill'd in a Wood in
in that Kindgom, was one taken
thirteen yards and ½
long, with a Boar in her Belly; of which, being boyl'd,
long, with a Boar in her Belly
the general
a)
a)
l. 5. c. 3
b) That in
vince of the
quatuor Orgyas longi,
and so big, as to swallow a Stagg whole, horns and all.
b)
c. 1
Of such kind of Serpents, see also
and
c)
c)
Grew, Musaeum Regalis (1685) (
Gesner
Pau
lus Ven .
b)
out of
out of
lus Ven