- 36
Schott, Gaspar
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- printed book
Magia universalis naturae et artis ... pars I. Optica, II. Acoustica, III. Mathematica, IV. Physica. Bamberg: for J. M. Schönwetter, 1677
2 volumes (of 4) bound in one (lacking vols. 3, Mathematica, and 4, Physica), 4to (7 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.; 198 x 159 mm). Additional engraved allegorical title-page to each vol. (that for Acoustica dated 1674), 25 engraved plates in vol. 1, 32 engraved plates (9 folding) in vol. 2. Contemporary calf, plain endpapers, red-sprinkled edges; rubbed.
2 volumes (of 4) bound in one (lacking vols. 3, Mathematica, and 4, Physica), 4to (7 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.; 198 x 159 mm). Additional engraved allegorical title-page to each vol. (that for Acoustica dated 1674), 25 engraved plates in vol. 1, 32 engraved plates (9 folding) in vol. 2. Contemporary calf, plain endpapers, red-sprinkled edges; rubbed.
Provenance
Bibliothecae Illustris Academiae Imperalis Naturae Curiosorum (donation inscription from Josef Gottlieb Schaeffer, 1757, on front free endpaper; library stamp effaced from letterpress title)
Literature
Thorndike VII, p. 598ff.
Catalogue Note
Second edition of this influential handbook of magic and experimental science.