Main Heritage Shelves General DR720 .G55 1562 Book Item-ID: i21959213 BIB-ID: 2346887 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General DR720 .G55 1562 Book Item-ID: i21959213 BIB-ID: 2346887 Show less
Astronomy, Astronomy--Early works to 1800, Astrology, Arab, Astrology, Arab--Early works to 1800, QB41 .A263 1521
Main Heritage Shelves General QB41 .A263 1521 Book Item-ID: i24956442 BIB-ID: 2528535 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General QB41 .A263 1521 Book Item-ID: i24956442 BIB-ID: 2528535 Show less
Astrology, Astrology--Early works to 1800, Astrology, QB26 .F57 1551
per Nicolaum Prucknerum astrologum nuper ab innumeris mendis uindicati. His accesserunt, Claudii Ptolemaei Pheludiensis Alexandrini [aootelesmaton]... Show moreper Nicolaum Prucknerum astrologum nuper ab innumeris mendis uindicati. His accesserunt, Claudii Ptolemaei Pheludiensis Alexandrini [aootelesmaton], quod Quadripartitum uocant, lib. IIII. De inerrantium stellarum significationibus, lib. I. Centiloquium eiusdem. Ex Arabibus et Chaldaeis. Hermetis uetustissimi astrologi Centum aphoris. lib. I. Bethem Centiloquium. Eiusdem De horis planetarum liber alius. Almanzoris astrologi Propositiones ad saracenorum regem. Zahelis arabis De electionibus lib. I. Messahalah De ratione circuli & stellarum, & qualiter in hoc seculo operentur, lib. I. Omar De natiuitatibus lib. III. Marci Manilii poetae disertissimi Astronomicōn lib. V. Postremò Othonis Brunfelsii De diffinitionibus & terminis astrologiae libellus isagogicus / Julius Maternus Firmicus. Main Heritage Shelves General QB26 .F57 1551 Book Item-ID: i22891699 BIB-ID: 1833323 Show less
in Lat. ling. conversi Joan. Floriano interpr. First Latin edition of this celebrated work on African geography by the Islamic scholar Hasan ben... Show morein Lat. ling. conversi Joan. Floriano interpr. First Latin edition of this celebrated work on African geography by the Islamic scholar Hasan ben Muhamed el-Wazzan-ez-Zayyati (1485-1552), better known under his Latin name Johannes Leo Africanus. His work long remained the principal source of information on the geography of Africa in general and the Sudan in particular. It is assumed that Leo wrote his description of Africa directly in Italian, though he certainly relied also on Arabic notes, some of which he might have composed while travelling in Northern Africa. The original Italian edition appeared in the famous series Navigationi et Viaggi, published at Venice in 1550 by Giovanni Battista Ramusio. The work was soon translated into Latin, French (1556), English (1600), and Dutch (1665). The present Latin edition of 1556, prepared by Johannes Florianus, rector of a grammar school in Antwerp, was widely used by European scholars until the late 19th century. - Some faint browning and foxing at places, ties lacking. Good copy of a classic work on African geography. Main Heritage Shelves General DT7 .L48 1556 Book Item-ID: i16862685 BIB-ID: 1509761 Show less
Avicenna , 980-1037, Medicine, Arab, Medicine, Medicine--Early works to 1800, R125.3.A8 F75 1530
Laurentio Frisio authore. Title within ornamental woodcut border. Place of publication and printer's name from colophon on leaf b5v. Colophon reads:... Show moreLaurentio Frisio authore. Title within ornamental woodcut border. Place of publication and printer's name from colophon on leaf b5v. Colophon reads: Argentorati apud Ioannem Knoblouchum iuniorem. xxiiij. Augusti Anno Christi M.D.XXX. Signatures: a⁴ b⁶ (b6 blank). First edition of this polemic in defence of Avicenna, whose achievement the author ranks higher than anything in Western medicine. Probably the final work of the Alsace-born (and possibly Vienna-trained) physician, astrologer and geographer Fries (also known as Frisius or Phryes; d. 1530/32): his literary legacy, in which he "avows himself as an unconditional disciple of Arabism" (cf. NDB). - Slight waterstaining to gutter; one double-leaf loosened; final blank shows tear to edge. Exceedingly rare; no copy in auction records since 1950. Main Heritage Compact General R125.3.A8 F75 1530 Book Item-ID: i16598659 BIB-ID: 1494584 Show less
p.p. Esaias Tegnér. First edition of this inaugural dissertation in Arabic linguistics, concerning 'nunnation', or the addition of a final 'n' to a... Show morep.p. Esaias Tegnér. First edition of this inaugural dissertation in Arabic linguistics, concerning 'nunnation', or the addition of a final 'n' to a word, in the declension of certain Arabic nouns. The author, grandson of the great Swedish writer of the same name, later was professor in oriental languages at Lund from 1878 to 1908. - Somewhat foxed throughout Main Heritage Compact General PJ6131 .T44 1865 Book Item-ID: i16875588 BIB-ID: 1510980 Show less
quam ... in Alma propter Salam sub praesidio M. Christiani Hoffmanni, Wratislaviensis ; publico Eruditorum Examini ad diem Iulii Anni Christiani... Show morequam ... in Alma propter Salam sub praesidio M. Christiani Hoffmanni, Wratislaviensis ; publico Eruditorum Examini ad diem Iulii Anni Christiani 1669. sistit Johannes Melchin, Riga-Livonus, H.L.Q.C. Curious Jena dissertation, based on Arabic sources, about the ritual washing of corpses (ablution, "ghusl al-mayyit") to achieve the state of purity, or "Taharah". Also treats embalming and mummification (with reference to mummies in the Chilean andres and the burial practices of the Native Americans of Virginia). Several passages in Greek, some in Hebrew and Arabic. Dedicated to the Councils and Aldermen of both Riga Guilds. After completing his studies at Jena in 1671, Johann Melchin from Riga became pastor in Sissegall, Livonia, in 1683 (cf. Recke/Napiersky). - Duplicate from the Gotha Library with 19th-c. ms. note on t. p. Some browning. Main Heritage Compact General KBP184.46 .H64 1669 Book Item-ID: i16843599 BIB-ID: 1509203 674821001:38895650X Saint Thomas, n°381 Show less
Alchemy, Alchemy--Early works to 1800, QD25 .J33 1541
First edition of a miscellaneous work on Alchemy which gathers some works of different authors, being Gebri, Jābir ibn Ḥayyān, considered the... Show moreFirst edition of a miscellaneous work on Alchemy which gathers some works of different authors, being Gebri, Jābir ibn Ḥayyān, considered the father of the Arab chemistry, the author who opens the volume which includes parts of four of his works. His treatises are followed by a short one, Speculum Alchemiae, traditionally credited to Roger Bacon, on the origin and composition of metals; a work by Richardus Anglicus; and another treatise of the Arab author Khalid ibn Yazid al-Umawi. The volume ends with the Tabula Smaragdina and its comment. The Tabula Smaragdina is a concise, compact and cryptic piece reputed to contain the secret of the prima materia and its transmutation, highly regarded by European alchemists as the foundation of their art. It is attributed to Hermes Trimegistus but, virtually all literature ascribed to this name is incorrectly so attributed. Although technically it is not the name of a real person in origin, it became regarded as such from early times. This text was a popular summary of alchemical principles, wherein the secrets of the philosopher's stone were thought to have been described. The last text of the whole edition is a commentary by the medieval alchemist Hortulanus, who composed his commentary before 1325. It is the second part of a work in which Hortulanus believes alcohol or quintessence is the hidden primordial heat in all material things. Signatures: aa-bb⁴, cc2, a-z⁴, A-Z⁴, & Woodcuts in initials; xilographic paintings Main Heritage Shelves General QD25 .J33 1541 Book Item-ID: i2150054x BIB-ID: 1946517 Some of the text are translated from Arabic. Show less
Theodoro Gaza interprete ; De communi animalium gressu ; De communi animalium motu / Petro Alcyonio interprete ; De partibus animalium. De historia... Show moreTheodoro Gaza interprete ; De communi animalium gressu ; De communi animalium motu / Petro Alcyonio interprete ; De partibus animalium. De historia plantarum, et decimi principium duntaxat / Theophrastus. De causis plantarum / Theophrastus ; Theodoro Gaza interprete. Paginierung T. 1: [20] Bl., 320 S., [5] Bl. ; [14] Bl., 164 [i.e. 264] S., [1] Bl. Main Heritage Shelves General QL41 .A75 1534 Book Item-ID: i10106546 BIB-ID: 1012290 Show less
First Latin edition of Pietro Bizzarri's "Historia della guerra fatta in Ungheria dall' intuitissimo imperatore dei Christiani contro quello deui... Show moreFirst Latin edition of Pietro Bizzarri's "Historia della guerra fatta in Ungheria dall' intuitissimo imperatore dei Christiani contro quello deui Turchi" (Lyons, Roville, 1568/69). Contains interesting accounts of the Turkish wars in Hungary during 1564-68, of the siege of Malta, and about the French conquests in Florida and Canada. Also contains passages on Transylvania: "Caeterum paucae urbes, oppida vero complura, non obscuri nominis, in quibus Cibinium, Brassovia, Colosium, Bistricia, & plura alia a Germanis, quos nos Saxones appellamus, condita, & habita, nec rara passim, aedificia cernuntur. Eius solum variis in locis auriferos surculos, & glebulas aureas passim gignit [...] Hanc duae cingunt Walachiae, Transalpina, & Moldavia, illa Danubio, haec mari Euxino admota" (p. 8). "Other passages show that Bizzarri also considered the problem of the meaning of history [...] The second part is a checkered conglomerate of various notes, not without historical value. Bizzarri was especially interested in more or less credible reports of celestial phenomena" (cf. Göllner). - The Italian historian Pietro Bizzarri (1530-83) from Sassoferrato lived in France and England for a time, served the Elector August of Saxony for ten years, and spent most of his life in Antwerp (cf. Jöcher). - Occasional brownstaining (especially to title). Modern binding using old stamp material (fleuronnée stamps forming a border and a central ornament). Contains what is clearly an independent text of Ribaut's Florida narrative: begins p. 240. Main Heritage Shelves General DB924 .B59 1573 Book Item-ID: i16598751 BIB-ID: 1494595 Show less
