CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



On the Angling Literature of the Ancients, and on Matters 

 connected with Fish in general, from the earliest times 

 to the Christian Era 1 



CHAPTER II. 



On Angling Literature, from the Christian Era to the Re- 

 vival of Letters in Europe, and the Institution of the 

 Art of Printing 30 



CHAPTER III. 



On the Religious Veneration of, and Superstitious Sacredness 



connected with, Fish and Fishing . . . .45 



CHAPTER IV. 



On the Various Opinions on the Virtues and Effects of Fish 

 as Articles of Food ; and, likewise, on their Medicinal 

 Qualities and Virtues ....... 66 



CHAPTER V. 



Angling Literature from the Revival of Letters, and the 

 Establishment of the Art of Printing to the Commence- 

 ment of the Eighteenth Century . . . .92 



CHAPTER VI. 



Angling Literature connected with Heraldry, Architecture, 



Ancient Coins, &c. &c. ...... 130 



