Buchner,L.A.
Experiments on the behavior of the dissolution of chemical substanc…

Description

Buchner,L.A. Experiments on the behavior of the dissolution of chemical substances into reagents at different degrees of dilution, as well as on the limits of the perception of chemical reactions. A crowned prize treatise. Nuremberg, Schrag 1834. 4°. 67 S. Softcover (spine damaged, somewhat stained). Very rare, early publication of the only 21-year-old and later famous pharmacologist (1813 Munich 1897), at that time still assistant at the Oberlin pharmacy in Strasbourg. - Not in Ferchl and Poggendorff. Also not mentioned in the Apotheker-Lexikon v. Hein/Schwarz and the commemorative publication on the 200th anniversary of the Munich Institute of Pharmacy. - Some foxing. - (1436)

1518

Buchner,L.A.

Auction is over for this lot. See the results

You may also like

Starting price 10 EUR

FANION DU 2ème ESCADRON DU 601ème RÉGIMENT DE CIRCULATION ROUTIÈRE, Fifth Republic. Biface. Rayon fabric, embroidered with aluminum thread cannetille. With its shaft. Height: 67 cm. France. Fifth Republic. Very good condition. Note: The 601st Groupement de Circulation Routière, created in 1954, became a regiment in 1975. Definitively disbanded in 2009. Expertise Bertrand Malvaux and Christophe Ropars

Estim. 100 - 120 EUR

BERTHOLLET (Claude). Essay on chemical statics. Paris, Firmin Didot, An XI - 1803. 2 vol. in-8, speckled basane, smooth spines, brown mar. title-pages, gilt chain framing the boards, gilt Lycée de Grenoble prize iron on the boards (period binding). Several minor scuffs and worm damage to boards, several rubbed spines. Grenoble High School prize-giving label (year 13) on back cover. 3 folding plates.

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 EUR

CROLL, Oswald. Basilica Chymica, Pluribus Selectis et Secretissimis propria manuali experientia approbatis descriptionibus, & usu remediorum Spagyricorum aucta a Johan. Hartmanno.[In fine:] Venice, Combi, 1643 3 parts in one volume in 16mo. 155x95 mm. Binding in full stiff vellum, manuscript title on spine, renewed guard sheets. Pages 469, (11); 204, (2), last blank paper missing; 104, (48). Colophon with printing date at end of parts 1 and 2. 48-page final index. 2 illustrations of amulets on pages 357 and 362 and numerous alchemical symbols. Slight traces of use and some spotting, good copy. Rare edition edited by Johann Hartmann, who adds his annotations. The book is divided into three parts: the "Basilica Chymica" i.e. the 'Royal Chemistry,' in which Croll illustrates the use of chemical remedies for the treatment of diseases; the "Praefatio admonitoria" a long dissertation in which Paracelsus' doctrines are expounded; and the "Tractatus de Signaturis, 'Treatise of Signatures,' where the relations of plants to the different parts of the human body are given. At the end of the third part are alchemical symbols and characters representing chemical and mineral substances. Stillman: "Oswald Crollius... was another influential advocate of Paracelsus, and a contributor to the chemical remedies. His Basilica Chymica... was his most popular work. It contained an exposition of the teachings of Paracelsus, a treatise on materia medica in which he emphasizes the chemical medicines, and a treatise on the doctrine of Signatures, a subject also treated in the Paracelsian literature, and which assumes that medicinal plants or other sources of medicine bear some symbol or sign of their value for medicine in their color, shape or other visible sign, by which God intends that their shall become known to those expert and wise in the interpretation of these signs." DSB: "The Basilica chymica became the standard scientific work of iatrochemistry. "Cf. Caillet, 2702. Ferguson I, 187; DSB 3, 471; Magica Casanatense 335. Dorbon, 945 for other editions. Stillman, Early Chemistry, pp. 354-55. Bibliotheca Hermetica, p. 80. 3 parts in one volume in 16mo. 155x95mm. Full vellum binding, handwritten title on the spine, new endpapers. Pages 469, (11); 204, (2), the last blank leaf is missing; 104, (48). Colophon with printing date at the end of parts 1 and 2. Final index of 48 pages. 2 illustrations of amulets on pages 357 and 362 and numerous alchemical symbols. Slight traces of use and some stains, good copy. Rare edition edited by Johann Hartmann, who adds his annotations. The book is divided into three parts: the "Basilica Chymica" that is the 'Real Chemistry', in which Croll illustrates the use of chemical remedies for the treatment of diseases; the "Praefatio admonitoria" a long dissertation in which the doctrines of Paracelsus are exposed; the "Tractatus de Signaturis, 'Treatise of signatures', where the relationships of plants with the different parts of the human body are indicated. At the end of the third part, the alchemical symbols representing the chemical and mineral substances are shown.Stillman: "Oswald Crollius... was another influential advocate of Paracelsus, and a contributor to the chemical remedies. His Basilica Chymica... was his most popular work. It contained an exposition of the teachings of Paracelsus, a treatise on materia medica in which he emphasizes the chemical medicines, and a treatise on the doctrine of Signatures, a subject also treated in the Paracelsian literature, and which assumes that medicinal plants or other sources of medicine bear some symbol or sign of their value for medicine in their color, shape or other visible sign, by which God intends that their shall become known to those expert and wise in the interpretation of these signs." DSB: "The Basilica chymica became the standard scientific work of iatrochemistry."

Estim. 1 500 - 1 800 EUR

SWEET, Lodovico. Dialogue... of the institution of women. Vinegia, Giolito De Ferrari, 1545. 8vo; 155x100 mm.; full vellum binding. Manuscript title to spine. Typographic mark on title page. 80 cc. Xyl initials. Small lack at spine. Traces of moisture at margin of some papers. Good copy. Rare first edition of this treatise on female conduct, which aimed to define the nature of women, their role in society and their behavior in daily life. The work draws its inspiration from the work of Spanish humanist Luis Vives, the well-known "De Institutione feminae Christianae" published in 1524, one of the first works to deal exclusively with the education and good conduct of women but also with the nursing of children, clothing and makeup, as well as the praise of some famous women of the time.Dolce knew how to personalize his work both in terms of the formal aspect, making it fluent and discursive, and by integrating some parts left in the margin by Vives. 8vo; 155x100 mm.; Full vellum binding. Handwritten title on the spine. Printer's mark on the title page. Leaves 80. Woodcut initials. Small lacking on the spine. Sign of humidity on the margins of some leaves. Good specimen. Rare first edition of this treatise on female conduct, which aimed to define the nature of women, their role in society and their behavior in daily life.The work draws inspiration from the work of the Spanish humanist Luis Vives, the well-known "De Institutione feminae Christianae" published in 1524, one of the first works that deal exclusively with the education and good conduct of women but also with the breastfeeding of children, clothing and makeup, as well as the praise of some famous women of the time.Dolce was able to personalize his work both from a formal point of view, making it fluent and discursive, and by integrating some parts left in the margin by Vives.

Online payments are secured by Ingenico and encrypted transactions.

Each lot has been authenticated and appraised by an Auction House.

Consult our FAQ or contact us

Composed of several subsidiaries, the Drouot Group is a major player in the art market. Hôtel Drouot, located in the heart of Paris, has been the world's largest public auction center since 1852. 15 salerooms are available to more than 70 auction houses. The emulation generated by an annual offer of 230,000 artworks from 21 major specialities - from Antiquity to street art - attracts some 3,000 visitors every day. The Group's digital platform, Drouot.com, offers digital sales - Live auctions (live broadcasting and participation in auctions), Online-only auctions (dematerialised auctions) and Buy Now sales (sales of lots at fixed prices). Nearly 2 million items are offered annually by 600 auction houses. Auction news is reported every week in La Gazette Drouot, the leading weekly magazine for the art market and culture published by Auctionspress.

More about Drouot

Drouot certified auction houses

Contacts

HÔTEL DROUOT

9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris, France

+33 (0)1 48 00 20 00

[email protected]

DROUOT.com

[email protected]