SN - Ionstoni Thaumatographia naturalis - 1632

Rare edition of this important treatise on natural sciences that bears witness to the encyclopedic curiosity of the 17th century and to the desire to gather the knowledge available on the phenomena of the natural world - Written in Latin, the scholarly language of the time, this book is distinguished by its methodical organization in ten classes devoted to the wonders of the sky, to the elements, to meteorological phenomena, to fossils and minerals, to plants, to birds, to quadrupeds, to bloodless animals, to fishes, and finally to the human being - SN - Ionstoni Thaumatographia naturalis - 1632 - Guilielmum Blaeu - Good binding condition, the work in its full period vellum, small stains and signs of wear, speckled edges, smooth, unadorned spine - Good interior condition, browning, beautiful vignette on the title page, text fairly clean, endpapers in decent condition, a pleasant copy - Delivery service guaranteed within a few days –

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