Lausanne, Aux dépens de l’Auteur 1777, 205x125mm, XX- 558pages, cartonnage. Papier peint bleu, déchirures par endroits. Nom sur page de titre (L. Porta Fils, Avocat).
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Hanoviæ (Hannover), G. Antonium, impensis Petri Fischeri Fr.( Frankfurt), 1593. 8vo. (17x12 cm.). Contemporary full vellum. Title with woodcut printer's device. (16), 534, (55) pp. 2 large woodcut portraits (verso of title-page and verso of last leaf in first quire) and numerous woodcuts in the text, depicting human and animal physiognomies. Title-page a bit soiled and a cut in lower right corner (no loss). 3 leaves in Index repaired in lower right corners with loss of a few letters. Otherwise a fine and well-preserved copy.
The rare second edition (being the first edition printed in Germany) of Porta's seminal work, the richly and well-illustrated ""Physiognomia"", which is considered the founding work on Physiognomy. Giambattista della Porta was an immensely influential Renaissance thinker, scientist and writer, who contributed greatly to the intellectual era of the Renaissance. His groundbreaking work on physiognomies was originally printed in Italy in 1586 and was planned to appear in a second edition in Italy in 1593, but his work had attracted the attention of the Inquisition, and the printing of the work was prohibited. Thus the rare second edition appeared in Germany in 1593, and after 1600, numerous more editions of the work began to appear. He published his last work in 1610.Porta played a seminal role in the development of the academies of the late Renaissance, and he himself established the Accademia dei Segreti (Academia Secretorum Naturae) some time prior to 1580. It met in Porta's house in Naples, and it was devoted to discussion and study of the secrets of nature. It is thus no surprise that he was examined by the Inquisition - this was probably not only due to his astonishing work on the correspondence between the external form of the body and the internal character of the person (the ""Physignomonia""), but also because of the ""dangerous"" activities of his academy. The academy was thus closed by the Inquisition, and in 1592 all further publication of his works was prohibited. This ban was not lifted until 1598. His academy was a forerunner of the important ""Academia dei Lincei"" which was founded in Rome by Federico Cesi in 1603, and which Porta himself joined in 1610. Apart from the founder Cesi, Porta was the most influential member, at least until Galilei joined it in 1611.In his seminal ""De Humana Physiognomia"", Porta sets out to establish a link, in accordance with the prevailing theories of correspondences, between the external form of bodies and the expressions of faces and the psychology of persons by comparing with animal trades. In numerous expressive woodcuts throughout the work, human characters are depicted in comparison with animal counterparts (mammals, birds, etc.). Though credited with having priority in inventing the telescope (due to book XVII, on refraction, of his ""Magiae Naturalis, 1589, and his work on concave and convex lenses, De Refractione, 1593), Porta's world image was fundamentally a magical one, as was typical of many Renaissance scientists and thinkers (e.g. Pico della Mirandola). His system of spiritualistic metaphysics led him to draw interesting and later influential analogies between plants, animals and men, and he saw the same shapes, humours etc. in organisms that at a first glance are not related. This created the foundation of his main physiognomic work, and in it he draws interesting parallels between human and animal shapes and physiognomies, throughout documenting this with illustrations.This could perhaps sound as a fanciful work, but in fact he presents a striking and convincing system which should and would not be dismissedPorta's studies in physiognomy became a main inspiration for Johann Kaspar Lavater in the 18th century. ""Della Porta preceeded Lavater in attempting to estimate human characters by the features. He was the founder of physiognomy, and this is one of the earliest works on the subject."" (Garrison & Morton).Giovanni Battista Della Porta, as he was also known, was born around 1535 and died in 1615, which dates him amidst The Scientific Revolution and Reformation. He was an Italian scholar, scientist, natural philosopher and playwright from Naples, who came to influence Renaissance thought in a number of ways. ""His devotion to experiment and his study of mathematics brought him in the 1580's to the verge of greatness, but he was soon overwhelmed again by the lure of the occult and the marvelous. Perhaps Porta's most compelling virtue and weakness was this youthful enthusiasm for the things of nature. There is a joy in his studies that not even the fatigue of working on the telescope and parabolic mirrors could diminish."" (DSB XI:98).Graesse V: p.417. - Adams P:1925. - Brunet IV:826. - Garrison & Morton No. 150 (1586-edition).
Vico Equebse, Giuseppe Cacchi, 1586.
Première édition. Le plus bel ouvrage illustré du célèbre mathématicien et occultiste. Illustré par un frontispice avec le portrait de l'auteur, un portrait du cardinal Luigi d'Este à qui l'ouvrage est dédié et 85 gravures dans le texte, dont 4 à pleine page. Il s'agit principalement de têtes comparées d'hommes et d'animaux. Porta consacre aussi plusieurs chapitres à l'interprétation des songes, aux vertus des plantes employées dans la confection des philtres, etc. On dit que les censeurs ont tardé à autoriser l'impression du manuscrit. "Della Porta a précédé Lavater dans sa tentative d'évaluer le caractère humain à partir des traits de la face. C'est l'un des premiers ouvrages sur l'ancienne 'science' de la physiognomonie à être abondamment illustré". (Garrison & Morton 150). Il s'agit probablement du premier livre imprimé à Vico Equebse, une petite ville près de Naples. Exemplaire de premier tirage : aux feuillets R3-R4, les gravures d'un porc et d'un taureau avec leur contrepartie humaine sont inverties de sorte que le texte est incorrect. Brunet 4, 825 : "Bonne édition de cet ouvrage singulier". Une très discrète restauration dans la marge extérieure des feuillets. Bel exemplaire. /// In-folio de (2), 265 pp. Vélin. (Reliure de l'époque.) //// First edition, first issue. The finest illustrated work by the famous mathematician and occultist. Illustrated by one frontispiece with portrait of the author, one portrait of Cardinal Luigi d'Este to whom the work is dedicated and 85 engravings in the text, 4 of which are full page. These are chiefly the comparative heads of man and animal, repeated as della Porta discusses different features. He also devotes several chapters to the interpretation of dreams, the virtues of plants used to make potions, and so on. It is said that the censors were slow to licence the manuscript for printing. "Della Porta preceded Lavater in attempting to estimate human character by the features. This is one of the first works on the ancient 'science' of physiognomy to be extensively illustrated." (Garrison & Morton 150) First issue : On leaves R3-R4, two engravings of a hog and a bull with their human counterpart are transposed so that the texts read incorrectly. Probably the first book to be printed in Vico Equebse, a small town near Naples. A very discreet restoration in the outer margin of the leaves. Very fine copy. Mortimer Harvard 398. /// PLUS DE PHOTOS SUR WWW.LATUDE.NET
Romae [Rome], Ex typographia Reu. Camerae Apostolicae 1608 [20] + 154 + [6] pp., engraved vignette on title page, with a full page engraving with Porta's portrait signed I. [Iacobus] Laurus and with over 40 woodcut illustrations in text representing a.o. distilling apparatus, original first 1608-edition, nice recent binding in half leather and marbled boards in fine condition, gilt lettering on spine, engraved capitals in text, text clean and bright with only some occasional foxing, 22cm., most text is in Latin, very good condition, [This is a rare first edition of Porta's work on distillation, in which he offers a compilation of any knowledge available at that time regarding experiments and observations of distillation, its methods, apparatus and applications such as the preparation of perfumes and essential oils. It includes beautiful and quite bizarre woodcut illustrations of apparatus and stills resembling animals. Cfr. Duveen (481) who describes this work "as rare as it is beautiful". Porta (1535-1618) was an Italian philosopher, scientist and alchemist, and was/is often referred to as "professor of secrets". The engraved portrait of Porta included in this work is surrounded by various figures and gives a good impression of his scientific interests: distillation, astrology, chemistry, alchemy, optics, magnetism, etc. Content of this book: Liber I: Primordia pandit distillationis eiusq[ue], causas & instrumenta (pp.1-45), II: De odoratis Aquis eliciendis (pp.46-67), III: In quo de Oleorum tractatur (pp.68-87), IV: De distillatione oleorum exocitarum plantarum (pp.88-94), V: De refinis distillandis (pp.95-106), VI: De Oleo ex Lignis extrahendo (pp.107-112), VII: De Aquis validis extrahendis (pp.113-125), VIII: Quo de extrahendis rerum virtutibus varia experimenta traduntur (pp.126-144), IX: Oleorum extractio cum praelo (pp.145-154), + 6pp. of index and colophon], V96189
Phone number : +32476917667
PORTA.- PORTA, Jeanne-Marie / DELHORBE, Cécile-René / DUCOMMUN, P.
Reference : 127037aaf
s. d., vers 1966, gr. in-8vo, 70 p., frontispice (portrait de Frédéric Porta), brochure originale.
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Napoli, Istituto “Suor Orsola Benincasa” 1986, 320x215mm, 267pagine, in brossura. nel cofanetto dell'editore. Ottimo stato, come nuova.
Roma, Newton Compton editori 1991, 225x150mm, 233pagine, legatura del editore con sovracopperta. Bel exemplaire.
illustrato,
Lausanne, A. Bovard-Giddey 1917, 190x120mm, 210pages, reliure demi-basane. Pièce d’auteur et de titre, ornementations dorés au dos, plats papier marbré, tranche supérieure dorée, couverture conservée.
Lausanne, Aux dépens de l’Auteur 1777, 205x125mm, XX- 558pages, demi-basane à coins, dos à faux-nerf, auteur et titre dorés au dos, plats papier marbré, tranches non rognées, reliure moderne.
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Lausanne, Editions René et ses Amis 1929 210x140mm, 162pages, broché.
Lausanne, A. Bovard-Giddey 1917, 190x120mm, 210pages, broché, couverture rempliée.
Rouen, Jean Berthelin, 1650, in-8, [12]-403-[41] pp, Basane marbrée de l'époque, dos à nerfs ornée de petits fers, double filet d'encadrement sur les plats, tranches marbrées, Nouvelle édition, la plus complète et la plus rare (Caillet, Dorbon), du De humana physiognomonia, oeuvre célèbre de l'écrivain napolitain Della Porta. Elle est illustrée de nombreuses figures sur bois dans le texte, qui copient une partie des magnifiques gravures sur cuivre de l'édition originale (Sorrento, 1586) : parmi elles se trouvent les bois qui représentent la figure humaine sous ses rapports avec celles des animaux, qui inspireront Charles Le Brun pour ses célèbres dessins de physiognomonie. Giambattista della Porta (ou Giovanni Battista Della Porta, c. 1536/1541-1615) est également reconnu pour sa Magie Naturelle, dans laquelle il offrait, à côté de nombreuses expériences curieuses, la première théorie acceptable de la vision. Avec le présent ouvrage, il est considéré comme l'unique représentant de l'ancienne physiognomonie ; il y emprunte à la fois à Aristote et aux connaissances médicales hérités d'Hippocrate et de Gallien, tout démontrant sa connaissance des innovations et des découvertes les plus récentes, notamment de Vesale et de l'anatomie comparée. Ex-libris de Jean Rouché. Réparation ancienne aux mors, charnières usées. Quelques mouillures fines et une infime galerie de ver, sans atteinte au texte, en tête d'une dizaine de feuillets. Autrement, exemplaire agréable. Caillet III, n° 8859. Dorbon n° 3727. Couverture rigide
Bon [12]-403-[41] pp.
Edizione illustrata da F. Gonin, P. Riccardi, L. Sacchi ed altri artisti. Tipogr. Guglielmini e Redaelli, Milano, 1842. In-8 gr. (mm. 255x164), mz. pelle coeva, dorso a cordoni con fregi e titolo oro, tagli azzurri, 3 cc.nn. (antiporta in color seppia, ritratto di Carlo Porta giovane e frontespizio con vignetta), pp. 460,(4); testo inquadrato in doppio filetto e ornato da pregevoli testate, grandi capilettera figurati e finali; molto ben illustrato da ca. 130 disegni originali di valenti artisti e caricaturisti, inc. su legno.Il volume introdotto da cenni intorno alla vita del Porta (di Tommaso Grossi) e raccoglie le pi importanti composizioni del massimo poeta milanese (compresi gli esperimenti di traduzioni dantesche) e la comi-tragedia "Giovanni Maria Visconti" scritta in collaborazione con il Grossi; in fine (sempre del Grossi) sestine in morte di C.P. e due poemetti: "La pioggia d'oro" e "La fuggitiva".E' questa una delle piu' belle edizioni portiane. Come i "Promessi Sposi" del Manzoni usc a dispense: la pubblicazione ebbe inizio nel 1840 e continu con 58 fascicoli fino al 1842. "Prima edizione".Cfr. Predari,392 - Cat. Hoepli,315 - Orlando Cecco,18. Con qualche fiorit. (soprattutto sulle prime 14 pp.), ma certamente un buon esemplare.
Pirotta, Milano, 1816-1817. In-16 p. (mm. 153x100), 12 volumi, brossura orig. Edizione di grande importanza sia perch "il volume XII contiene la prima edizione complessiva delle poesie di Carlo Porta" con 50 composizioni, di cui 47 inedite, sia perch la prima grande raccolta di opere della letteratura milanese, dal XVI secolo con il Lomazzo, agli scrittori del primo Ottocento. Particolarmente interessanti le notizie bio-bibliografiche premesse alle varie composizioni. Piano dell'opera:- Vol. I: introdotto da Notizie intorno a que' componimenti editi e inediti che non furono inseriti nell'attuale collezione (di grandissimo interesse per la storia della letteratura milanese) e dall'Indice generale dell'opera, il volume comprende, con un nuovo frontespizio, le Poesie di G.P. Lomazzo e F. Varese. Prose di C. Capis e G.A. Biffi.- Voll. II e III: Opere di Carlo Maria Maggi (Commedie e Poesie varie).- Vol. IV: Poesie di G. Birago, P.C. Larghi, S. Simonetta, C.A. Tanzi.- Voll. V, VI, VII e VIII: Opere di Domenico Balestrieri (Novelle, sonetti, la Gerusalemme Liberata, prose, ecc.). - Vol. IX: Poesie di F.G. Corio, G. Giulini, A. Ottolina, L. Marliani, G. Parini, G. Bossi e di Anonimi.- Vol. X: Poesie di A. Garioni, F. Pertusati, G. Bertani.- Vol. XI: Poesie di T. Grossi (La pioggia d'oro - La fuggitiva, qui in "prima edizione"), C.A. Pellizzone, F. Bellati, G. Zanoja. - Vol. XII: Poesie di Carlo Porta (contiene tra l'altro: il primo canto della Divina Commedia, 3 odi fra le quali il famoso "Lament del Marchionn di gamb avert", 25 sonetti e 7 poesie varie fra cui il "Brindes de Meneghin" gi pubblicato nel 1815). "Prima edizione".Cfr. Orlando Cecco,3 - Parenti, p. 412 - Cat. Hoepli,120 e 298 - Vismara, p. 12 e 14 per le poesie di T. Grossi - Predari, p. 377: "Questa Collezione dovuta al Cherubini che l'arricch di ottime illustrazioni filologiche e bibliografiche". Con qualche lieve fiorit., altrimenti esemplare con barbe, ben conservato.
Rothomagi (Rouen), Sumptibus Ioannis Berthelin (Jean Berthelin), 1650, 1 volume in-12 de 115x185 mm environ, (1) f., (6) ff., 154 pages et (6) ff., 403 pages-(20) ff. (index), (1) f., demi chagrin brun, dos à nerfs plats portant titres dorés, orné de caissons dorés, filets dorés sur les nerfs. Texte agrémenté de nombreux bois de grande qualité. Petit manque de papier p. 29-30 et 35-36, dans la marge du deuxième volume, rousseurs légères, sinonb bon état.
Giambattista della Porta (ou Giovanni Battista Della Porta), (né à Vico Equense vers 1535, mort à Naples le 4 février 1615) est un physicien, opticien, philosophe, cryptologue et alchimiste italien. Ses travaux et exposés sur les lentilles optiques passent pour avoir fortement inspiré la fabrication de la première lunette en 1590.Il travailla à Murano près de Venise, où se trouvaient déjà de célèbres cristalleries.De humana physiognomica libri IV (Naples 1586 in-folio) Etudes sur la medecine, sur les relations entre l'âme et le corps et sur la physionomie. Merci de nous contacter à l'avance si vous souhaitez consulter une référence au sein de notre librairie.
Appresso Lucio Spineda Venetia 1611 "petit in-8, vignette au titre, 15 f.n.c. et 148 f. numérotés. :: Nouvelle édition en italien du ""Miracle de la Nature"", la première en latin en 1558 (Magiae Naturalis). Connu en français sous le titre : La Magie Naturelle, et en anglais : Natural Magick. Giambattista della Porta (ou Giovanni Battista Della Porta, 1535-1615) est un physicien, opticien, philosophe, cryptologue et alchimiste italien. Ses travaux et exposés sur les lentilles optiques passent pour avoir fortement inspiré la fabrication de la première lunette en 1590. C'est son ouvrage le plus célèbre. :: Reliure de l'époque, parchemin, titre peint au dos. Manipulé, claires mouillures marginales. Ex-libris manuscrit ancien. Bon état. "
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Lugduni-Batavorum (Leyde) Petrum Leffen 1651
In-12 (147 x 87 mm), vélin crème à recouvrement, titre calligraphié au dos, tranches mouchetées (reliure d'époque). Titre gravé, 20 vignettes gravées dans le texte. (très bon état, malgré quelques traces sur la reliure et quelques rousseurs). // 12o (147 x 87 mm), cream covering vellum, title in calligraphy on spine, sprinkled edges (contemporary binding). Engraved title, 20 engraved vignettes in the text. (very good condition, despite some dust on binding and some brownings).
Con alcune inedite. Tip. Guigoni, Milano, 1876. In-24 p. (mm. 112x74), elegante legatura in mz. pelle moderna, titolo stampato su tassello al dorso, astuccio, di pp. 574, ben illustrato da 32 xilografie nel t. Il volume, introdotto da cenni intorno a Carlo Porta e Tommaso Grossi, contiene: Sestinn - Ottav - Sonetti - Od e canzon. In fine, di Tommaso Grossi, le Sestine In morte di Carlo Porta, La Prineide, La pioggia d'oro e la novella La Fuggitiva.Cfr. Orlando Cecco,39: L'esemplare riproduce la struttura della Muggiani', del 1874 - Manca al Cat. Hoepli Milano nei suoi libri e nelle sue stampe.La p. 490 mal restaur. con scotch, con qualche alone margin. ma complessivam. buon esemplare..
Marie-José,Grandey Francisco,Warner Eddie,Rico's Créole Band - Porta Mario Fernandez - François Max,Havet Pierre,Porta Mario Fernandez
Reference : 78899
(1951)
Edizione elegantemente illustrata con note. Carrara, Milano, 1865. In-8 gr. (mm. 260x165), 2 opere in 1 volume, mz. pelle coeva, filetti e titolo oro al dorso, pp. VIII,561,(3): Indice - Cenni intorno alla vita e agli scritti del Porta - Dell'Inferno di Dante - Giovanni Maaria Visconti - Sestine di Tommaso Grossi (La Prineide, In morte di C.P.). Edizione ornata da deliziosi capilettera, testate e finalini; molto ben illustrata nel t. da numerosissime vignette di Gonin, Riccardi, Sacchi, Ratti, Vajani e altri, inc. su legno e, f.t., da 14 pregevoli tavole in tinta, pure xilografate, incluso il ritratto dell'Autore. (Unito) "Poesie inedite di Carlo Porta Milanese, di pp. 52,(4), pure ornato da testate e grandi capilettera. Cfr. Orlando Cecco Bibliogr. delle edizioni portiane, n. 34 e 35 per le due opere pubblicate separatamente (le poesie inedite, s.l., n.t. d., ma Milano Carrara, 1865) - Cat. Hoepli, n. 322 le cita in un unico vol. e precisa: "Compaiono per la prima volta, in questa edizione, i 16 sonetti "Beroldinghiniani" contro i Romantici, nei quali il chiarissimo Autore contraf lo stile idrofobo e balordo di un avvocato Stoppani di Beroldinger..'. Nella seconda opera vi sono 20 poesie gi tutte edite oltre al Pepp perucche' il cui autore Giuseppe Bossi.Nel ns. esempl.: occhietto sciupato; dedica ms. al frontesp.; con tracce d'uso e piccole macchie nel t. ma complessivam. in buono stato di conservazione.
Padoua, per Pietro Paolo Tozzi 1616 In-8 plein maroquin cerise, dos lisse filets et fleurons dorés, roulette d’encadrement des plats et contreplats, filet en coupes, titre gravé, imp. en rouge et noir, 10- 144- 3 pp. Portrait, figures, lettrines et bandeaux dans le texte. Rel. lég. ternie. Rares rousseurs. Bon exemplaire.
Première édition en italien (première édition latine en 1586) de cet ouvrage singulier. Elle renferme 35 figures sur bois dans le texte, certains répétés, juxtaposant souvent visages humains et têtes d’animaux, signes du zodiaque ou portraits historiques. En pièces liminaires : Epitre dédicatoire de P. P. Tozzi à Bernardino Guidoni, abbé de S. Danièle in Monte, à Padoue. - Index. - Poème de Giulio Cesare Cortese. - Portrait gravé sur bois de Giovan Battista Della Porta. Bon état d’occasion
Chroniques de l'Art Vivant - Aimé Maeght et Jean Clair - Catherine Backès-Clément - Gilles Aillaud - Franz Gertsch et Urs Graf - Gilbert Lascault sur Sam Szafran - Dabiel Abadie sur Bernard Moninot - Harald Szeemann - Christian Bonnefoi sur Rebeyrolle - Jean-Marie Benoist sur Louis Le Brocquy - Jean-Noël Vuarnet sur Jean-Pierre Brisset - Alain Clerval sur Raymond Roussel - Françoise Baron sur Antonio Porta - Lise Brunel - Daniel Caux - Philippe du Vignal - René Micha - Vladimir-Illitch Des Esseintes
Reference : CAV-37
(1973)
Maeght Editeur - Chroniques de l'Art Vivant Ferce sur Sarthe, France 1973 Book Condition, Etat : Bon broché, sous couverture imprimée éditeur, illustrée de Boxeurs par Duane Hanson In-4 carré 1 vol. - 36 pages
très nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc 1ere édition Contents, Chapitres : Les organisateurs d'exposition se révoltent - Jean Clair : L'adorable leurre (suite, 3 pages) - Catherine Backès-Clément : L'impossible réel ou le leurre en vente - Jean Clair, entretien avec Gilles Aillaud ou le réalisme critique, 3 pages - Entretien entre Franz Gertsch et Urs Graf : Les étapes de la création - Gilbert Lascault : Sam Szafran, les pastels de l'inquiétude - Dabiel Abadie : Bernard Moninot - Harald Szeemann : Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie - Jean Clair : Réalisme populaire chinois, du réalisme édifiant à l'édification du socialisme (1 page) - Christian Bonnefoi : Rebeyrolle, l'emprise des signes - Jean-Marie Benoist : Louis Le Brocquy - Jean-Noël Vuarnet : D'un réalisme fabuleux, Jean-Pierre Brisset, dont un portrait par Charles Picart le Doux - Alain Clerval : Un précurseur de l'hyper-réalisme, Raymond Roussel - Françoise Baron : Antonio Porta ou le réalisme onirique du corps - Lise Brunel : La danse hors-ghetto - Daniel Caux : La musique contemporaine et la voix, Simone Rist, Dieter Schnebel - Philippe du Vignal : L'Eglise de Céline (Théâtre) - René Micha : Tombeau de Marylin Monroe - Vladimir-Illitch Des Esseintes : Décadence du cinéma ou cinéma de la décadence