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RefNoMS/366/1/7
Previous numbersMS 366
LevelItem
TitleThe Storkes and Swallowes Winter quarters by Johannes Praetorius. Summarised and discussed by John Scarlett.
Date28 July 1695
DescriptionDescription and discussion of a book published in Leipzig in 1676, in answer to a query by Mr Hooper on 'whether Swallowes doe sinke into the water...where they are said to be often found during the winter, dead in appearance, but being brought into a Warm stove, revive immediately...'. Last folio signed and dated 'Konigsberge in Prussia'.
Extent30p
FormatManuscript
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