Currently reading:
“Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge”, an ancient Chinese encyclopedia once described by John Wilkins.
Within is the taxonomy for animals. Fourteen types are mentioned:
those that belong to the Emperor,
embalmed ones,
those that are trained,
suckling pigs,
mermaids,
fabulous ones,
stray dogs,
those included in the present classification,
those that tremble as if they were mad,
innumerable ones,
those drawn with a very fine camelhair brush,
others,
those that have just broken a flower vase,
those that from a long way off look like flies.