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Arrian on coursing

Chapter 14: DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES AND VIGNETTES.
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the Cynegeticus of the younger Xenophon, translated from the Greek, with classical and practical annotations, and a brief sketch of the life and writings of the author. To which is added an appendix, containing some account of the Canes Venatici of classical antiquity

DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES AND VIGNETTES.

The Emperor Trajan with hunters and a Celtic greyhound: Medallion from the Arch of Constantine. L’Antiquité Expliquée par Montfaucon. Tom. iii. Liv. iv. Tab. 175. Frontispiece.
Apollo and Diana—Twin-deities of the Chace: Silver coin of Delos. Goltzii Numism. Græc. Ins. T. xviii. fol. iii. Title-page.
The Author’s greyhound—ἄῤῥην κύων τῇ ἀληθείᾳ γενναῖος. Arrian. de Venat. c. xxxii. Dedication page.
Procris presenting Lælaps and the fatal dart to Cephalus. Metamorphos. Ovid. L. xv. Æneis formis ab Antonio
Tempesta Florentino incisi.
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Ancient implements of writing;—picture from Herculaneum. Antiquités d’Herculanum gravées par F. A. David. Pl. xxxiv. p. 50. Page 1
Hunter bearing spoils of the Chace: Ancient gem. Le Gemme Antiche figurate di Michel Angelo Causeo de la Chausse. Cacciatore. T. 135. p. 54. 48
Diana Aricina seu Nemorensis: Ancient gem. Begeri Thesaur. Brandenb. T. i. Gemmæ p. 64. 49
Diana in her usual hunting attire: Ancient gem of La Chausse. Diana Cacciatrice. T. 61. p. 21. 49
Ganymede. pierres gravées d’orléans. Tome i. T. xii. 50
Celtic greyhound: Brass coin of Cythnus. Goltzii N. G. Ins. T. xviii. fol. vii. 51
Celtic greyhound: Brass coin of Cythnus. Goltzii N. G. Ins. T. xviii. fol. viii. 54
Diana Venatrix: a beautiful Cameo of La Chausse. Diana. T. 8. p. 4. 63
Equestrian Courser: Ancient gem of Maffei. Gemme Antiche. T. iv. Caccia. t. lxxi. p. 116. 64
Celtic greyhound: Silver coin of Cythnus. Goltzii N. G. Ins. T. xviii. fol. ix. 65
Greyhound puppies—a groupe in white marble in the British Museum; from the ruins of Antoninus’s Villa at Monte Cagnolo 66
Celtic greyhound killing a hare: Ancient ring. Gorlæi Dactyliotheca. fol. 120. 67
Diana Pergæa: Silver coin of Perga in Pamphylia. Begeri Thesaur. Brandenb. T. i. p. 506. 175
Votum seu Donarium Dianæ Venatrici. In Hortis Mediceis. Admiranda Romanarum Antiquitatum ac Veteris Sculpturæ Vestigia, &c. à Petro Sancti Bartolo. Tab. 33. 176
Celtic greyhounds and deer from Vaillant. Montfaucon L’Antiq. Expliq. T. iii. 177
Genii hunting from Maffei: Gemme Antiche. T. iv. Caccia di Genii. T. liv. p. 86. 178
Diana Venatrix: Silver coin of Syracuse. Begeri Thesaur. Brandenb. T. i. Numism. Siciliæ, p. 384. 179
Celtic greyhound: Silver coin of Cythnus. Goltzii N. G. Ins. T. xviii. fol. x. 306
Funeralis Pompa. In Ædibus Barberinis. Admiranda Romanarum Antiquitatum ac Veteris Sculpturæ Vestigia, &c. à Petro Sancti Bartolo. Tab. 70. 307
Porter or Watch-dog—Canis Custos: Ancient gem of Maffei: Gemme Antiche. T. iv. cane, t. lxxxviii. p. 137. 315

[The Plates and Vignettes are executed by Messrs. Day and Haghe, Lithographers to the King, 17, Gate Street, Lincoln’s Inn Fields.]