Hisoire batch of 13 works including: the places of memory seven volumes
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Hisoire

batch of 13 works including: the places of memory seven volumes

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Fludd, Robert. Utriusque cosmi maioris scilicet et minoris metaphysica, physica atque technica historia. Oppenheim, Galler for De Bry [but Frankfurt, Rötel for De Bry], 1617. Bound with: Tomus secundus De supernaturali, naturali, praeternaturali et contranaturali microcosmi historia, in Tractatus tres distributa. Oppenheim, Galler for De Bry, 1619; bound with: Tomi secundi Tractatus primi, sectio secunda, de technica microcosmi historia. [Sl, sd]; bound with: Tractatus secundus De naturae simia seu technica macrocosmi historia in partes undecim divisa.Oppenheim, Galler per De Bry, 1618. In 2nd (318 x 200 mm). First work: [2], 206, [6], engraved frontispiece and numerous plates in the text, partly folded, mainly by Matthäus Merian; second work: 277, [3] pages, engraved frontispiece and numerous engraved plates, also full-page; third work: 191, [13] pages, engraved frontispiece, numerous engraved plates in the text; fourth work: 788, [12] pages. 2 engraved plates outside text of which 1 folded depicting the temple of music, engraved frontispieces for the various parts, other engraved plates in the text (woodworm hole in white margin of a few papers, browning, missing the 4 plates depicting battles in the volume Tractatus secundus.) Coeval hazel-colored leather binding with gilt frame to the plates, gilt friezes to the spine (defects, lacks and restorations). Ex libris from private library. Rare miscellany containing volume 1 in two parts and volume 2: part 1 in two parts in first edition.The first part of the first volume also in first run with the last page numbered correctly. Also in the lot a second volume in slightly different binding with heraldic supra libros and ex libris by David Doria of Montaldeo containing the fourth volume in 3 parts also in first edition: Integrum morborum mysterium, Frankfurt, Hofmann for Fitzer, 1631 with [12], 503, [1] pages with portrait and 2 engraved and folded tables out of text; Katholicon medicorum katoptron, [Sl, 1631] with [4], 413 [but 407], [1] pages with 1 table out of text, 1 folded table and other engraved and partly folded tables in text; Pulsus seu nova et arcana pulsuum historia, [Sl, sd but Frankfurt 1629] with 93, [1] pages and 1 large engraved and fold-out table at end of volume (loose table, top of table missing). Beautiful 7-part set in first editionof the monumental work by Fludd, an English hermetic philosopher who belonged in full to the Hermetic-Cabalistic tradition of the Renaissancedeveloped byMarsilio Ficino,Pico della Mirandola and Paracelsus. (2)