Alchemy, Alchemy--Early works to 1800, QD25 .G56 1679
Main Heritage Shelves General QD25 .G56 1679 Book Item-ID: i21953296 BIB-ID: 2346517 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General QD25 .G56 1679 Book Item-ID: i21953296 BIB-ID: 2346517 Show less
Medicine, Medicine--15th to 18th centuries, Plague, Plague--Early works to 1800, R126 .A46 1555
Omnes nunc primum de Graeco accuratissime conversi, multisque in locis restituti & emendati, per Joannem Guinterium Andernacum ... (RHAZES).... Show moreOmnes nunc primum de Graeco accuratissime conversi, multisque in locis restituti & emendati, per Joannem Guinterium Andernacum ... (RHAZES). ALEXANDER TRALLIANUS. Libri duodecim. RAZAE de pestilentia libellus. Omnes nunc primum de Graeco accuratissime conversi, multique in locis restituti & emendati, per Joannem Guinterium Andernacum, Venice, Hieronymus Scotus, 1555. Small 8vo, 1 l(b.) + 16(t+index) + 494 + 1 + 1 + 1 l(b.) [with annotated leaves placed between text], with woodcut device on title and at colophon; several fine woodcut initials; old, faint library stamp on title; an interleaved copy with copious early annotations in red and brown ink; contemporary vellum; inscribed by the annotator "Friderici Sebizii sum Nisseni" in red ink on title, and "Emptus Weimar A0 1571 Mense Octo ..." (Bought at Weimar October 1571) at foot.A fine, extensively annotated copy of Alexander Trallianus' chief work, with Rhazes' De pestilentia appended. De pestilentia is generally known under the title Liber de variolis et morbillis (Kitab al-Jadari wa-l-hasba). In it Rhazes distinguished for the first time between smallpox and measles, and this work is considered to be a masterpiece of Muslim medicine.Born in the sixth century A. D. in Lydia in Asia Minor, Alexander travelled extensively, finally settling in Rome to practice as a physician. His Twelve Books is a general work on pathology and therapy of disease, based on practical experience. His work was available in numerous Greek and Latin translations, and was much consulted by Arabic physicians.The translation from the Greek is by Guinter of Andernach, "one of the major Greek scholars of the day ... In particular he devoted his scholarship to translations of the classical writers on medicine" (DSB).The annotations by Friedrich Sebitz (or Sebisch) of Silesia, are of such a nature and so extensive, that it seems likely that he intended to publish a revised edition or commentary on Trallianus' and Rhazes' works. Choulant p. 137; Durling 150;IA 103.402; Waller 347 (variant); Wellcome 211. Translation of Biblia iatrika duokaideka. First Latin version, published in 1504, has title: Practica. Main Heritage Shelves General R126 .A46 1555 Book Item-ID: i10137051 BIB-ID: 1015341 Show less
Medicine, Medicine--Early works to 1800, Pharmacy, Pharmacy--Early works to 1800, Medicine, Pharmacy, R126 .B73 1556
Main Heritage Shelves General R126 .B73 1556 Book Item-ID: i22815235 BIB-ID: 2427801 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General R126 .B73 1556 Book Item-ID: i22815235 BIB-ID: 2427801 Show less
Medicine, Medicine--Early works to 1800, Pharmacy, Pharmacy--Early works to 1800, Medicine, Pharmacy, R126 .B73 1545
Main Heritage Shelves General R126 .B73 1545 Book Item-ID: i2282179x BIB-ID: 2428050 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General R126 .B73 1545 Book Item-ID: i2282179x BIB-ID: 2428050 Show less
Mineral waters, Mineral waters--Early works to 1700, R126 .D43 1553
Main Heritage Shelves General R126 .D43 1553 Book Item-ID: i22792089 BIB-ID: 1951293 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General R126 .D43 1553 Book Item-ID: i22792089 BIB-ID: 1951293 Show less
Contains: Thomae Fazelli,... de rebus [...]. Included index. Has catchword. Initials letters in woodcut. Title page whith xilographic device Pages [166]... Show moreContains: Thomae Fazelli,... de rebus [...]. Included index. Has catchword. Initials letters in woodcut. Title page whith xilographic device Pages [166]-[167] have Chaldean script text with Madenhaya Syriac characters. Main Heritage Shelves General DG866.3 .R47 1579 Book Item-ID: i21477218 BIB-ID: 1888447 Ex-libris stamp on the pastedown: "Dampierre" Bibliothéque des ducs de Luynesm Château de Dampierre. Show less
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
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
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
