Foundational works in anatomy, medicine, natural philosophy, and the early scientific imagination. From alchemical emblem books to mechanical and medical treatises revealing the pursuit of knowledge before modern science.
France (likely Burgundy/Lorraine, given armorial evidence): Manuscript (not printed), 1690–1720. Edition: Manuscript on paper, French, late 17th–early 18th century. Binding: Contemporary full calf, spine gilt in compartments with red morocco label (“REMEDE”), rubbed and worn with losses at head and tail, joints cracked but holding. Corners rounded, surface scuffed. Attractive.....
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France: Manuscript (unpublished), 1700-1750. Edition: Manuscript, ca. 1700–1750 Binding: Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt with raised bands, red-sprinkled edges. Worn, corners bumped, small losses to head of spine, but binding solid. Large thick quarto. Description: A substantial French medical manuscript, written ca. 1700–1750, offering a comprehensive compendium of human anatomy.....
Frankfurt am Main. Lucas Jennis — the most celebrated publisher of alchemical and Hermetic texts, noted for printing Michael Maier, Robert Fludd, and the Rosicrucian corpus. 1627. Illustration: Engraved emblematic plates by the workshop of Lucas Jennis. Edition: First edition Binding: Contemporary full calf, gilt sunburst ornaments to boards and.....
Dordrecht: Jasper Gorissz. (part I) and Hendrick van Esch (part II), 1642. Illustration: Numerous copper engravings, both full-page and in-text, depicting animals, plants, and allegorical medical scenes Edition: Early edition (both parts, Dordrecht 1642) Binding: Contemporary full limp vellum, manuscript title faint on spine, vellum darkened and mottled with natural.....
Frankfurt: Wechel heirs, Claudium Marnium & Ioannem Aubrium, 1592. Illustration: Numerous woodcut diagrams throughout, illustrating natural philosophy, optics, hydrodynamics, astronomy, and mechanical experiments. Edition: Frankfurt edition, 1592 (Wechel heirs / Marnius & Aubrius) Binding: Contemporary limp vellum with yapp edges, manuscript spine title; vellum darkened and worn with a split.....
Amsterdam: Apud Viduum Ioannis Libert, 1648. Illustration: Engraved title page; folding diagram (“Schema incolarum terrae”) Edition: Amsterdam, 1648 edition (enlarged and corrected) Binding: Contemporary speckled calf, gilt-tooled spine in compartments, raised bands, red-sprinkled edges. Worn with loss at head and foot of spine, joints cracked, corners rubbed. Description: Important 17th-century.....