Search Results: mineralogia sive naturalis philosophiae thesauri by caesius bernardus

Lyon: J. & P. Prost, 1636. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Mineralogia, sive Natvralis philosophiae thesauri, in qvibvs metallicae concretionis medicatorúmque fossilium miracula, terrarum pretium, colorum & pigmentorum apparatus concretorum succorum virtus lapidum atque gemmarum dignitas continentur. Lyon: J. & P. Prost, 1636. Folio (360x230 mm), [16], 626, [70] pp. Contemporary flexible vellum, title lettered in manuscript on spine. Half-title, title printed in red and black with engraved vignette, paper repairs to fore margin of first 3 leaves, not affecting text block. Woodcut initials, head and tail pieces. Library stamps on dedication page, first page, 8pp of text and 58 pp. of index (not affecting text). Stamp from "Escuela de Ingenieros" dates 1882, discharged. Old repair to the lower tip of p.115, worm tracks on pp 304-350, last 6 pages of index with unobtrusive paper repairs to lower corner, light… Read More

Lugduni, , 1636. . 36,5x22,5 cm. . Iacobi & Petri Prost, 8 hojas (inclusive, portadilla y portada a dos colores y con gran viñeta grabada al cobre), 626 páginas, 35 hojas. Encuadernación de la época en pergamino marfilado con pestañas, rotulación moderna del título en el lomo. Muy buen estado de conservación sin ninguna restauración. Primera edición. Bernardo Cesio o Caesio (1581 - 1630) fue un jesuita profesor en Parma y Módena. Importa esta su obra de mineralogía, gemología y quimica moderna, colores y luces y piedras preciosas. The word Mineralogia appears for the first time in print on the title page of the unfinished book on minerals written in Latin by the Jesuit Bernardo Cesi (Bernardus Caesius Mutinensis: 1581-1630), edited by the Modena Jesuit College and published posthumously in Lyon (France) in 1636. In the opening page of this ponderous in-folio book, Cesi states that he coined the word because he did not want to compete with the title De mineralibus given by the publisher… Read More