| CARDANUS, Hieronymus (1501-1576): |
Opera quaedam lectu digna: ... Basileae (Basel), per Henricum Petri, s.d. (1562 mense septembri), in-8vo, 18 leaves, incl. seperate title + 413 p. + 1 p. (errata and colophon), last leaf missing (sign. ff4, blank), car. italics, one large initial (children's alph.) and some smaller initials, some pages with small hw. notes, drawings ou marks gener. marg., first 9 leaves at the beginning of the volume (title and part of the index) margins and/or corners repaired or rebacked with vellum, light waterstaining in places (mainly marg.), hw. former owner's name ÔJohannes Cyndesius' on t.p. and on p. 413, recent binding, old style, covered with large lettered vellum manuscript in Latin incl. 4 painted initials (3 red, one blue). (XVIth Century), blue edges.
- Prix : 1200.00 CHF
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| This collection of 9 works was published by Henricus Petri as the second volume to Cardanus' ÇSomniorum ... quibus accedunt ...É. This volume contains the following works: De libris proprijs. / De curtationibus & praedictionibus admirandis. / Neronis encomium. / Geometriae encomium. / De secretis. / De gemmis & coloribus. / Dialogus de morte. Humanis consilijs, tetim inscriptis. / De minimis & propinquis. / De summo bono. "The most celebrated physician of Europe in his time, and professor of medicine at Padua" (Garrison-Morton), Cardanus showed his genius not only in medicine, but also in physics, astronomy, mathematics and all of the contemporary natural sciences, including anthropology and magic. Adams C-692 (with ÇSomniorum ...É, et cf. C-693, réimpression 1585); Centro Studi del Pensiero Filosofico del '500 e '600, Progetto Cardano; http://www.cspf.mi.cnr.it/cardano/archivio.html. |
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