Islamic philosophy, Islamic philosophy--Early works to 1800, B751.A4 A95 1546
Main Heritage Shelves General B751.A4 A95 1546 Book Item-ID: i23302446 BIB-ID: 2426494 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General B751.A4 A95 1546 Book Item-ID: i23302446 BIB-ID: 2426494 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
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
Rare work on falconry and the breeding and training of falcons, hawks, and sparrowhawks, with notes on their feeding and care. - Few old notes to... Show moreRare work on falconry and the breeding and training of falcons, hawks, and sparrowhawks, with notes on their feeding and care. - Few old notes to margins; slightly browned. Main Heritage Shelves General SK321 .G56 1558 Book Item-ID: i17066967 BIB-ID: 1525362 Show less
Geography, Arab, Geography, Arab--Early works to 1800, Glossaries, Description and travel, G93 .G36 2014
compiled by M.J. de Goeje. Main Heritage Compact General G93 .G36 2014 Reference Item-ID: i22386336 BIB-ID: 2395523 In Arabic and Latin. Show morecompiled by M.J. de Goeje. Main Heritage Compact General G93 .G36 2014 Reference Item-ID: i22386336 BIB-ID: 2395523 In Arabic and Latin. Show less
selected and arranged by T. A. Archer. Main Heritage Shelves General D163 .C78 1912 Book Item-ID: i10195294 BIB-ID: 1021165 "Account of the authors cited... Show moreselected and arranged by T. A. Archer. Main Heritage Shelves General D163 .C78 1912 Book Item-ID: i10195294 BIB-ID: 1021165 "Account of the authors cited and books quoted": p. [351]-368. Includes texts translated from Latin, Old French and Arabic. Show less
Medicine, Medicine--Early works to 1800, R128 .A95 1473
Avicenna. [Übers.: Gerardus Cremonensis]. [Hrsg. Petrus Rochabonella.] [Korr. Prosdocimus Mutius.]. Canon medicinae. [Strasbourg, the R-Printer ... Show moreAvicenna. [Übers.: Gerardus Cremonensis]. [Hrsg. Petrus Rochabonella.] [Korr. Prosdocimus Mutius.]. Canon medicinae. [Strasbourg, the R-Printer (Adolf Rusch), before 1473]. A beautifully illuminated single leaf from one of the earliest (if not the earliest) complete printings of the Canon, in the translation of Gerard of Cremona. The earliest dated edition of the complete Canon was printed in Milan, with the date 12 February 1473 at the colophon of Book III. This edition is not dated, but is most often described as "before 1473." The text of this leaf begins with the end of Book III, fen 7. The illuminated initial (G) marks the beginning of fen 8, and the text ends in the middle of Cap. 12 of the same fen. The subjects are the teeth, the gums, and the lips. This leaf was originally part of the now fragmentary copy in Aberdeen University Library (William Smith Mitchell, Catalogue of the Incunabula in Aberdeen University Library, 1968, No. 5). Other single leaves from the same copy are in Caius College and St. John's College, Cambridge, and Cambridge University Library. At one time the volume was in the library of Coventry School, a pencil note on this leaf giving a seventeenth-century date for the provenance. RARE: ISTC records only the British Library and John Rylands Library copies in the UK (besides the fragmentary copy in Aberdeen and the Cambridge leaves mentioned ab ove (except St. John's College); in North America only two complete copies (Harvard and Pierpont Morgan Library). The illumination in the copy in Aberdeen University, and hence in our leaf, is English and strictly contemporary, which makes it interesting to speculate on its original provenance. Incunabules illuminated in England are rare. H *2197; BMC I, p. 65; GW 3114; Klebs 131.3; Goff A1417; Horblit, 7 "(not after) 1473"; printing and the Mind of Man II.red bindig: Main Heritage Display General R128 .A95 1473 Book Item-ID: i10069641 BIB-ID: 1008600 Show less
authore Joh. Henrico Hottingero. In Latin with Greek and Arabic words. Library copy leather-bound. Includes bibliographical references. Show moreauthore Joh. Henrico Hottingero. In Latin with Greek and Arabic words. Library copy leather-bound. Includes bibliographical references. Show less
Medicine, Medicine--Early works to 1800, R125.3.A8 B46 1549
Omnia nunc postremùm diligentiori cura recognita & castigata. Edited by Marcus Hopper. Printer's name and date of publication from colophon: ... Show moreOmnia nunc postremùm diligentiori cura recognita & castigata. Edited by Marcus Hopper. Printer's name and date of publication from colophon: "Basileae per Henrichum Pppetri, Mense Augusto, Anno M.D.XLIX". Woodcut printer's device on verso of final leaf. Woodcut historiated initials; marginal notes. Main Heritage Shelves General R125.3.A8 B46 1549 Book Item-ID: i10064850 BIB-ID: 1008121 Includes index at front. Show less
Turkish language--Grammar, Turkish language--Grammar--Early works to 1800, PL191 .M44 1612
Title from colophon Sign.: ):(8, A8, B-F4, Aa-Ff8, Gg4, Aaa-Ccc8, Aaaa-Gggg8, Hhhh2. -- La h. Hhhh2v en bl. -- Port. a dos tintas. Gra. xil. en Hhhh1v. ... Show moreTitle from colophon Sign.: ):(8, A8, B-F4, Aa-Ff8, Gg4, Aaa-Ccc8, Aaaa-Gggg8, Hhhh2. -- La h. Hhhh2v en bl. -- Port. a dos tintas. Gra. xil. en Hhhh1v. Main Heritage Shelves General PL191 .M44 1612 Book Item-ID: i1010866x BIB-ID: 1012502 Text in Latin and Turkish. Show less
