Astrology, Astrology--Early works to 1800, Astronomy, Astronomy--Early works to 1800, BF1680 .I263 1571
authore Petro Liechtenstein. Has catchword. Text in two columns. Imprint from colophon. Signature: a⁶ a⁸ A-Z⁶ Aa-Zz⁶ AA-CC⁶ Device on title page. Device... Show moreauthore Petro Liechtenstein. Has catchword. Text in two columns. Imprint from colophon. Signature: a⁶ a⁸ A-Z⁶ Aa-Zz⁶ AA-CC⁶ Device on title page. Device after the colophon in the last page. Main Heritage Shelves General BF1680 .I263 1571 Book Item-ID: i21500125 BIB-ID: 1946507 Translated from Arabic 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
Astrology, Astrology--Early works to 1800, Medical astrology, Medical astrology--Early works to 1800, QB26 .A14 1520
ALCABITIUS. Astronomie iudicarie principia tractatus cum Johannis Saxonii commentario ordine textus nuperrime distincto. Additis annotationibus et... Show moreALCABITIUS. Astronomie iudicarie principia tractatus cum Johannis Saxonii commentario ordine textus nuperrime distincto. Additis annotationibus et in margine et in textu atque glossa per Petrum Turrel ... cum tractatulo do cognoscendis infirmitatibus. [Colophon:] Lyons, Guillaume Huyon for Bartelemi Trot, [between 1519 and 1523]. 8vo, 2lea. (bind) + 1tit. + 1 + 156 + 2 ind. + 1 _ 2lea. (bind), title printed in red and black and with woodcut printer's device, with six woodcut astronomical diagrams in text, woodcut initials throughout; red morocco, gilt panelled sides, by R. R. Luna of Madrid. The work includes a chapter on new discovery on relationship between Astronomy and medicine by French Philosopher & Astrologer Petrus Turrellus. Bartelemi Trot was a Croat publisher living in Lyons. He mainly worked on pirated editions of the Aldine classics. Imprint from colophon (leaf lxxix recto), which begins: "Tractatus Alkabitij cu[m] apparatu Ioa[n]nis Saxonij finem sortit[us] est in inclyta vrbe ..." Incipit (leaf ij recto): Libellus isagogicus Abdilazi. id est Serui Gloriosi Dei. qui dicitur Alkabitius ad magisterium iudiciorum astroru[m] interpretatus a Ioha[n]ne Hispalensi scriptumq[ue] eundem a Iohanne Saxonie editum vtuli serie connexum incipiunt. Title printed in black and red; Trot's woodcut device on title page followed by: "Eiusdem rectoris [i.e Turrel] distichon. Que pater omnipotens nitidis signauerit astris: Author in hoc paruo codice noster habet." Appended work with caption title (leaf lxxvii recto): Tractatulus infirmitatum a multis authoribus per magistru[m] Petrum Turrellum astrophilum gymnasij Divionensis rectorem decerptus. Collation: a-k⁸ [$4 signed]; 80 leaves, ff. [i] ij-lxix [lxxx]. Agrees with register. Main Heritage Shelves General QB26 .A14 1520 Book Item-ID: i10061551 BIB-ID: 1007791 Show less
