خريطة لشبة الجزيرة العربية لرسام الخرايط الالماني كرستوفر فايجل (Christopher Weigel)، وقام بنشرها سنة 1720م بنورمبيرج بالمانيا، وتظهر في الخريطة... Show moreخريطة لشبة الجزيرة العربية لرسام الخرايط الالماني كرستوفر فايجل (Christopher Weigel)، وقام بنشرها سنة 1720م بنورمبيرج بالمانيا، وتظهر في الخريطة العربية السعيدة والعربية البتراء، كما تتضمن مناطق من بلاد النهرين وفلسطين وبلاد فارس والحبشة ومصر، وتعتمد الخريطة على نفس اسماء المدن والقبايل التي استخدمها بطليموس في خرايطة، وتركز الخريطة على الاجزاء الوسطى والشرقية من شبة الجزيرة العربية، وتظهر الخريطة بعض الجزر القريبة من البحرين، وتذكر قطر على الخريطة باسم"كتارا" لكن ليس بشكل دقيق من حيث الموقع والشكل، والخريطة ملونة ويحتوي اطار الخريطة على عدد تسع قطع من النقود المعدنية المزخرفة. Christ. Weigelium. Qatar is present as the placename "Catara" Relief shown pictiorially Covers: 60°-91°E. 10°-35°N. Map of Arabian peninsula showing Arabia Felix, Deserta and Petraea. Other regions are Palestine, Mesopotamia, Chaldea, Persia, Aegyptus and Aethiopia. Big number of towns are marked in the peninsula. 9 vignettes Coins are shown in the title cartouche. Main Heritage Compact General HC.MAP.01045 Print Map Item-ID: i11404309 BIB-ID: 1531372 Show less
Astronomy, Astronomy--Early works to 1800, QB23 .A43 1512
Alcabitius. Libellus isagogicus ... ad magisterium judicorum astrorum interpretatus a Joanne Hispalensi scriptumque in eiusdem a Joanne Saxonie... Show moreAlcabitius. Libellus isagogicus ... ad magisterium judicorum astrorum interpretatus a Joanne Hispalensi scriptumque in eiusdem a Joanne Saxonie editum utile serie connexum incipiut. Venice, Melchior Sessa, 1512. Small 4to, 1l + 142 + 1 lea.. with woodcut astronomical diagram on title and printer's device, woodcut diagrams and horoscopes in text, printer's device at colophon, woodcut initials; ownership inscription partially erased from foot of title, single wormhole in outer margin towards the end, soem damp-staining in the lower half; a good copy in contemporary limp vellum; seventeenth-century inscription on fly leaf referring to Welsch's comments on Alcabitius. Abu I-Saqr al-Qabisi's tenth-century text al-Mudkhal, 'Introduction to the Art of Astrology', as translated to Latin in the twelfth century by Johannes Hispalensis, commented upon in the fourteenth century by Johannes Sexonius, and printed in Venice at the beginning of the sixteenth century. "The book, as the title indicates, is an introductory exposition of some of the fundamental principles of genethlialogy; its present usefulness lies primarily in its quotations from the Sassanian Andarzghar literature and from al-Kindi the Indians, Ptolemy, Dorotheus of Sidon, Masha'allah, Hermes Trismegistus, and Valens"(DSB). DSB, XI, p. 226; EI, IV, pp. 340-41; Sezgin, VII, pp. 170-1. Adams A21; Carmody p. 146; IA 102. 861; Lalande p. 35; Sander 221. Main Heritage Shelves General QB23 .A43 1512 Book Item-ID: i10136940 BIB-ID: 1015330 Show less
Pharmacy, Pharmacy--Early works to 1800, RS79 .I266 1495
Johannes Mesue. Text in Gothic letters in double columns, some woodcut initials, and spaces with guide letters; washed; recased in its original calf... Show moreJohannes Mesue. Text in Gothic letters in double columns, some woodcut initials, and spaces with guide letters; washed; recased in its original calf backed wooden boards, four clasps, the thongs renewed. The penultimate incunable edition of what "remained for centuries the standard text-book of pharmacy in the West" (Sarton), with the commentary of Mondino, the great anatomist, and other texts including Abulcasis' Liber servitoris. Mesue "was for centuries the authority on the composition of medicaments. The book was not only in use in practically every European pharmacy but in addition became the basis of the later official pharmacopoeias. The Grabadin [or Antidotarium, contained here] is, as Sudhoff calls it, 'the pharmacological quintessence of Arabian therapeutics' and contains the entire armamentarium of compounded medicines which we owe to the Arabians. The arrangement is like that of the later pharmacopoeias. The compounded medicines are divided into groups according to their forms - confections, juleps, syrups, etc. - the monographs containing directions for the preparation of the respective products and also notes on their medical uses" (Edward Kremers and George Urdang, History of Pharmacy, 1940, p. 21). Much of the basic terminology of pharmacy, words such as julep and syrup, derives from the Arabic. EI, III, pp. 872-73; Sezgin, III, pp. 231-36. H *IIIII; Choulant p. 355; Goff M516; Klebs 680.14; Sarton I 728. Imprint from colophon. Printer's device on recto of last leaf. Capital spaces with guide letters. Signatures: A⁸ b-z⁸ [et ]⁸ [con]⁸ [rum]⁸ 2a-2p⁸ chi2 Main Heritage Vault RS79 .I266 1495 Book Item-ID: i10036957 BIB-ID: 1005498 Show less
Alchemy, Alchemy--Early works to 1800, Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric, Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric--Early works to 1800, QD25 .J33 1682
De perfectione magisterii in sua natura -- De principiis magisterii, & de perfectione ejusdem -- De consideratione rerum ex quibus est perfectio... Show moreDe perfectione magisterii in sua natura -- De principiis magisterii, & de perfectione ejusdem -- De consideratione rerum ex quibus est perfectio magisterii -- De medicinis sermone universali, et de quinque differentiis perfectionis earum -- Libri investigationis magisterii Gebri, philosophi perspicassimi, ac Indiae Regis -- Testamenti Gebri philosophi perspicacissimi, ac Indiae Regis -- Libri trium verborum Kallid Rachaidibi philosophi acutissimi. Extremely rare, complete copy with the engraved title page, the errata leaf, and all nine plates. Abu Musa Jabir ibn Hayyan (known as "Geber" in the Latin tradition) is the name of an author whose historical existence is under debate, but who, according to Arabic culture, is said to have lived in the second half of the eight century, been the head of a hermetic school, and left an extensive body of works on natural philosophy and alchemy. The rediscovery of Geber for the history of chemistry and alchemy, was introduced by Hermann Kopp in the 19th century. The first German edition, published in Vienna in 1751, was entitled "Geberi des Königes der Araber [...] vollständige Chymische Schriften, worinnen in den vier Büchern das Quecksilber, Schwefel, Arsen inn Gold, Silber, Bley, Zinn, Kupfer, Eisen & Oefen [..], Destillationen [...], Essenzen, Salze, Alaune [...], Cinnober, Glaß, Boras, Essig &c. abgehandelt werden; wie auch das Testament, Güldene Buch der dreyen Wörter Kallid Rachaidibi, und andere Chymische Tractätgen, Summa, die ganze Kunst die unvollkommenen Metalle [...] in Vollkommene, als Silber und Gold zu verwandeln; das ist: wie man Silber und Gold machen soll, enthalten [...]". - Publisher's printed dedication to Caspar Richter ("Polonixe Secretario"). Binding somewhat rubbed and stained; very slight trimming to top edge of engraved t. p. Title stamped and with contemp. ms. ownership. Very occasional comtemp. underlinings and marginalia. One edge tear to a single leaf. Slight worming throughout (more pronounced near end). Slight waterstaining to a few leaves; occasional insignificant browning or brownstaining. This edition not in German auction records since 1950. Added engraved t.p. signed "N. Lang scr. 1682." Head- and tailpieces; initials. Errata: p. [19]. Signatures: a⁸ [$5 signed] b⁴ [$2 signed] A-R⁸ [$5 signed]. Errors in pagination: 113 as 110 (corrected in mss.); no p. 114-119 (pagination and register continuous). Main Heritage Shelves General QD25 .J33 1682 Book Item-ID: i16817515 BIB-ID: 1507131 Bound with: Joannis Braceschi Brixiani De alchemia dialogi duo nunquam ante hac conjunctim sic editi, correcti, & emaculati -- Sendivogi Novum lumen chymicum novo lumine auctum. Bound together subsequent to publication. Show less
ab Andrea Oberleitner. Large 8vo. 2 vols. in 1. Prior pars, chrestomathiam continens: X, (2), 292 pp. Posterior pars, glossarium continens: 246 pp.,... Show moreab Andrea Oberleitner. Large 8vo. 2 vols. in 1. Prior pars, chrestomathiam continens: X, (2), 292 pp. Posterior pars, glossarium continens: 246 pp., 1 bl. f. Contemp. half calf with giltstamped label to spine. Chrestomathy of Syriac literature, including history (about Plato and Aristotle, the Tatars, Genghis Khan, etc.), Biblical texts (Psalms, Minor Prophets, chapters from teh New Testament), poetry (hymns), etc.; with an appendic on Syrian poetics. Syriac glossary contains definitions in Aramaic, Hebrew, and Latin. - Oberleitner, an orientalist and theologian at the Benedictine "Schottenstift", was Professor of Arabic, Syriac, and Chaldaic Languages and Exegesis at the University of Vienna. "Oberleitner's independent editing of the 'Fundamenta' constitutes an important achievement" (cf. ÖBL). The Viennese printer Schmid specialized in Arabic, Persian, and Syrian works, and his was the only printing shop in Austria that could handle such texts. (Durstmüller I, 219f.). - Corners slightly bumped; covers rubbed. Printed in Syriac, Hebrew (and Aramiac), Greek, and Latin. Main Heritage Shelves General PJ5425 .O24 1826 Book Item-ID: i16875564 BIB-ID: 1510975 Show less
Signs and symbols, Signs and symbols--Early works to 1800, Allegories, Allegories--Early works to 1800, Parables, Parables--Adaptations--Early works to 1800, PJ1093 .C38 1654
authore R.P. Nicolao Caussino ... ; accedunt in appendice Ioan. Pierii Valeriani hieroglyphicorum analysis, per R.P. Nic. Caussinum ... ; item ex.... Show moreauthore R.P. Nicolao Caussino ... ; accedunt in appendice Ioan. Pierii Valeriani hieroglyphicorum analysis, per R.P. Nic. Caussinum ... ; item ex. R.P. Max. Sandaei ... Added t.p.'s: Polyhistor symbolicus -- Symbolorum hieroglyphicorum et emblematum. 2nd added t.p. includes: Ex libro Dionysii Areopagitae, De coelesti hierarchia, and Ex S. Eucherii Episcopi Lugdunensis Formulis spiritualis inteligentiae. Signatures: *⁸ a-k⁸ A-2R⁸ ²*⁸ 2*-5*⁸ 6*⁴. Includes index. "A mixture of hieroglyphics, emblematics, and general symbolics, which had to substitute for a real understanding of Egyptian writing. No illustrations save for the title, showing two fantastical obelisks" (cf. Volkmann 112). The first part proper has been bound at the end of the volume. The appendix contains texts by Giovanni Pierio Valeriano and Maximilian Sandaeus. - Some browning and brownstaining, though much less than is common. Slight worming near end. Binding somewhat rubbed; one clasp loosened. From the Ritter Waldauf Library in Hall with their engr. bookplate and stamp. The Imperial Protonotary Florian Waldauf (also: Baldauf; c. 1450-1510; in 1495 countersignatory to the preliminary contract of the Habsburg-Spanish double wedding) and his wife Barbara founded a chapel, a collection of relics, and a ministry for the Hall parish church. As steward of the Waldauf endowment, the City of Hall was responsible for the donations "das alle jar etliche puecher nach anzaigen des predigers zum predigambt gekauft und in der heiligen capellen liberei an ketten gehangen und versorgt werden"; furthermore, the library was directed to acquire books from the estates of religious figures. Contrary to the Waldauf decree, the library was hardly enlarged by systematic purchases, but mainly through the incidental acquisition of books and endowments, primarily from clergymen, monasteries, and schools. The most famous previous owner was Johannes Eck. "After 400 years of existence and only occasional growth, interest in the survival of the Ritter-Waldauf-Bibliothek seemed to dwindle away. In addition, endowment possibilies dropped off completely during the First World War. During the Second World War an unknown number of valuable manuscripts and prints were handed out to private individuals in Hall, in order to secure them from impoundment by the National Socialists. After the War, however, not one of these books was returned" (cf. Hdb. der hist. Buchbestände in Dtl.). Main Heritage Shelves General PJ1093 .C38 1654 Book Item-ID: i16817345 BIB-ID: 1507113 Show less
Main Heritage Shelves General PJ6101 .I266 1631 Book Item-ID: i21965493 BIB-ID: 2347114 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General PJ6101 .I266 1631 Book Item-ID: i21965493 BIB-ID: 2347114 Show less
Martyrology, Martyrology--Early works to 1800, Christian martyrs, Christian martyrs--Biography, Calendars, Calendars--Early works to 1800, PR1749.M3 M38 1568
Colophon reads: "Venetijs, in officina Lucae Antonij Iuntae, 1568." Main Heritage Shelves General PR1749.M3 M38 1568 Book Item-ID: i23166496 BIB-ID:... Show moreColophon reads: "Venetijs, in officina Lucae Antonij Iuntae, 1568." Main Heritage Shelves General PR1749.M3 M38 1568 Book Item-ID: i23166496 BIB-ID: 2451669 Show less
per Hieronymvm Wolfivm Oetingensem ... His recens accedit vita Demosthenis ex Parallelis Andreae Schotti ... Main Heritage Shelves General PA3949 ... Show moreper Hieronymvm Wolfivm Oetingensem ... His recens accedit vita Demosthenis ex Parallelis Andreae Schotti ... Main Heritage Shelves General PA3949 .D36 1604 Book Item-ID: i23454817 BIB-ID: 2504432 Show less
