SYNOPSIS OF THE WORK in BOOKS, etc.

original: "LI-" refers to a signature mark used by early printers to help binders assemble the pages in the correct order.

Chapter VII. Noah, endowed by GOD with infused knowledge of Animals, according to the Lord's commands finally begins to build suitable stalls and nests for each, whether for Four-footed animals or for Birds. p. 98

VIII. Floor plan explanation of the first story of the Ark, in which the stalls and quarters of the Four-footed animals are placed in order. p. 103
Table of Stalls. p. 105
IX. Concerning the sufficient and necessary provisions for all and individual living beings brought into the Ark, and concerning the Pantries and Storehouses built in the Ark for that purpose. p. 106

X. Concerning the provisions for all and individual Animals brought into the Ark in particular. p. 108
Table of Pantries. p. 109
XI. Explanation of the second story of the Ark, in which the store of necessary food is contained. p. 110
XII. Concerning the third and highest story of the Ark, which eight humans inhabited together with the species of Birds, and which is called an Ornithotropheion original: "Ὀρνιθοτροφεῖον," a Greek word for an aviary or a place where birds are reared.. p. 112
Table of the Aviary. p. 116

BOOK TWO.

THE CATACLYSM or THE UNIVERSAL FLOOD.

PREFACE, containing the summary of the whole Book. Page 117

CHAPTER I. What Noah did with his family before the Entry into the Ark. Page 119
II. Concerning the manner and method of the Animals gathered from the whole World a few days before. p. 121
III. Concerning the fearsome Catastrophe of the Cataclysm or Flood, to be remembered in all ages. p. 124
IV. What the Sacred Texts mean by the Springs of the great Deep and the Floodgates of Heaven. p. 127
V. Concerning the Waters of the Flood rising fifteen cubits above all the Mountains. p. 131
VI. Whether some knowledge of this Flood and the Noahic Ark may be found among the Ancient Pagan Writers. p. 136

VII. Hydrostatics: The study of the mechanics of fluids at rest and the pressure they exert. concerning the Weight of the Ark, and how far it sank into the Waters, burdened as it was with the weight of humans as well as animals and provisions. p. 143
VIII. Concerning the Service and Care of the Animals, by which Noah, along with his sons and their wives, was occupied in the Ark. p. 146
IX. Concerning the Mystical, Allegorical, and Tropological original: "tropolo-gica," referring to a moral or figurative interpretation of a text. Exposition of the Ark. p. 149
X. Concerning the Receding of the Flood Waters, and the Time when they decreased. p. 154
XI. What is meant by the Spirit which the Lord brought over the earth to dry the waters, and How the Closing of the springs of the Deep and the Floodgates of Heaven, and the stopping of the Rains, should be understood. p. 156
Appendix of Inquiries original: "Appendix Erotematica," from the Greek term for questioning. This section uses a question and answer format to resolve textual problems. regarding the difficulties of the Sacred Text. p. 158