Antoine Verard, the famous French publisher, attempted, about 1503, to issue books for the English market. In that year, he issued The Kalendar of Shepherds and The Art of good living and dying. The former became a very popular book, and at least sixteen editions were issued in the sixteenth century. It is a translation of the Calendrier des Bergers, of which there are many early French editions, and is an extraordinary collection of miscellaneous matter, “a universal magazine of every article of salutary and useful knowledge.”
Argynnis Aglaia (Dark Green Fritillary)
Melitaea Euphrosyne (Pearl Bordered Fritillary)
William H. Lizars
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England - 19th century More Info...
