Research Catalog

Title

Oppian's Halieuticks [electronic resource] : of the nature of fishes and fishing of the ancients in V. books. Translated from the Greek, with an account of Oppian's life and writings, and a catalogue of his fishes.

Author

Oppian, active 2nd century.

Publication

Oxford : printed at the Theater, An. Dom. MDCCXXII. [1722]

Details

Description

[8],13,[3],232,[8]p.; 8⁰.

Uniform Title

Halieutica. English

Alternative Title

Halieutica.

Subject

• Fishes > Poetry
• Fishing > Poetry
• Didactic poetry, Greek > Translations into English

Note

• Part 1 translated by William Diaper, part 2 by John Jones, who edited the whole.
• With a half-title and a list of subscribers.
• Generally attributed to Oppian of Cilicia, but quite possibly by Oppian of Syria (Oxford Classical Dictionary).
• Reproduction of original from British Library.

Indexed In (note)

• Foxon
• English Short Title Catalog

Reproduction (note)

• Electronic reproduction.

OCLC

• 642410595
• ECCO1-T139002

Author

Oppian, active 2nd century.

Title

Oppian's Halieuticks [electronic resource] : of the nature of fishes and fishing of the ancients in V. books. Translated from the Greek, with an account of Oppian's life and writings, and a catalogue of his fishes.

Imprint

Oxford : printed at the Theater, An. Dom. MDCCXXII. [1722]

Indexed In:

Foxon, O236

Reproduction

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

Indexed In:

English Short Title Catalog, T139002.

Connect to:

Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL

Place of Publication

Great Britain England Oxford.