(Zweeter Theil): Das Faulthier. Der Ameisenfresser. Das Schuppenthier. Das Gürtelthier. Das Nashorn. Der Elefant. Das Wallroß
A German natural history volume by Johann Christian Daniel Schreber, published in 1775 and held by Heidelberg University Library, cataloguing animals such as the sloth, anteater, pangolin, armadillo, rhinoceros, elephant and walrus. The engraved tailpiece shows two putti among scattered books, a ledger and a leafy urn, framed by scrolled acanthus-like ornament, a typical decorative vignette of its era. A designer could draw on its compact, symmetrical arrangement of cherubs, scrolls and classical objects for decorative borders or book-page motifs.
