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CARDANO, Girolamo. Hieronymi Cardani Mediolanensis De propria vita liber. Amstelædami, apud Joannem Rauesteinium, 1654 12mo; 130x75 mm. Full leather binding with gilt title to spine with 3 nerves. Spotted cuts. Pp. [72], 288. Xyl. frieze on title page. Initials and friezes xyl. Good copy. Rare second edition. This is the definitive redaction of the autobiography of the famous and influential Milanese humanist and natural philosopher. It was published by the great French bibliographer Gabriel Naudé and dedicated by him to Élie Diodati. Heirs of Hippocrates: "This rare first edition of Cardano's autobiography was edited by Gabriel Naudé who also prepared an extensive introduction containing a great deal of bibliographical information. It is considered by some to be one of the greatest human documents of all times and is most certainly a pioneering work in clinical psychology." Compiled in the last years of his life, between 1575 and 1576, it represents the terminal point of a multitude of autobiographical writings, which had begun with his own horoscope printed in the astrological collection of 1543. It is precisely from this original character of the horoscope that the text's incredible profusion of detail originates. The physician-astrologer in compiling a client's horoscope had to take into account not only the celestial configuration at the time of his birth, but also his standard of living, his daily habits, the diseases he had and even his diet. In his own horoscope, that is, that of the person he knew best, Cardano did not behave differently. In this authentic spiritual testament he speaks frankly about his illegitimate birth, his sex life, his inner doubts, his mistakes, his religious convictions, the death of his son by decapitation after a uxoricide, his possessions, the supernatural world, and the concept of happiness. Brown Burr: "The Book of his Life. was as much reprobated as the Confessions of Rousseau, as much read and as much imitated. It stands in the pages of seventeenth and eighteenth century learning, mentioned by such men as Huet, Burton, Sir Thomas Browne, as among the great intellectual influences of their lives. Cardan is among the first manifestations of what we term the scientific spirit; he is in the forefront of that new order which was to change the face of the universe. "Cushing C76; Wellcome II, p. 300 (1654 ed.); Heirs of Hippocrates No. 251. See Anna Robeson Brown Burr, The Autobiography: A Critical and Comparative Study, 1909. 12mo; 130x75 mm. Full calf binding with gilt title on spine with 3 nervs. Spotted edges. Pp. [72], 288. Woodcut vignette on titlepage. Woodcut initial letters and ornaments. Good specimen. Rare second edition. This is the definitive version of the autobiography of the famous and influential Milanese humanist and natural philosopher. It was published by the great French bibliographer Gabriel Naudé and dedicated by him to Élie Diodati. Heirs of Hippocrates: "This rare first edition of Cardano's autobiography was edited by Gabriel Naudé who also prepared an extensive introduction containing a great deal of bibliographical information. It is considered by some to be one of the greatest human documents of all times and is most certainly a pioneering work in clinical psychology." Drafted in the last years of his life between 1575 and 1576, it represents the terminal point of a multitude of autobiographical writings, which had begun with his own horoscope printed in the astrological collection of 1543. It is precisely from this original character of horoscope that the text's incredible profusion of details originates. The physician-astrologer in compiling a client's horoscope had to take into account not only the celestial configuration at the time of his birth, but also his standard of living, his daily habits, the illnesses he had, and even his diet. In writing his own horoscope, that is, that of the person he knew best, Cardano did not behave any differe. In this authentic spiritual testament he speaks frankly about his illegitimate birth, his sexual life, his internal doubts, his mistakes, his religious beliefs, the death of his son by decapitation after a murder, his possessions, the supernatural world, of the concept of happiness. Brown Burr: "The Book of his Life. was as much reprobated as the Confessions of Rousseau, as much read and as much imitated. It stands in the pages of seventeenth and eighteenth century learning, mentioned by such men as Huet, Burton, Sir Thomas Browne, as among the great intellectual influences of their lives. Cardan is among the first manifestations of what we term the scientific spirit; he is in the forefront of that new order which was to change the face of the universe."

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CARDANO, Girolamo. Hieronymi Cardani Mediolanensis De propria vita liber. Amstelædami, apud Joannem Rauesteinium, 1654 12mo; 130x75 mm. Full leather binding with gilt title to spine with 3 nerves. Spotted cuts. Pp. [72], 288. Xyl. frieze on title page. Initials and friezes xyl. Good copy. Rare second edition. This is the definitive redaction of the autobiography of the famous and influential Milanese humanist and natural philosopher. It was published by the great French bibliographer Gabriel Naudé and dedicated by him to Élie Diodati. Heirs of Hippocrates: "This rare first edition of Cardano's autobiography was edited by Gabriel Naudé who also prepared an extensive introduction containing a great deal of bibliographical information. It is considered by some to be one of the greatest human documents of all times and is most certainly a pioneering work in clinical psychology." Compiled in the last years of his life, between 1575 and 1576, it represents the terminal point of a multitude of autobiographical writings, which had begun with his own horoscope printed in the astrological collection of 1543. It is precisely from this original character of the horoscope that the text's incredible profusion of detail originates. The physician-astrologer in compiling a client's horoscope had to take into account not only the celestial configuration at the time of his birth, but also his standard of living, his daily habits, the diseases he had and even his diet. In his own horoscope, that is, that of the person he knew best, Cardano did not behave differently. In this authentic spiritual testament he speaks frankly about his illegitimate birth, his sex life, his inner doubts, his mistakes, his religious convictions, the death of his son by decapitation after a uxoricide, his possessions, the supernatural world, and the concept of happiness. Brown Burr: "The Book of his Life. was as much reprobated as the Confessions of Rousseau, as much read and as much imitated. It stands in the pages of seventeenth and eighteenth century learning, mentioned by such men as Huet, Burton, Sir Thomas Browne, as among the great intellectual influences of their lives. Cardan is among the first manifestations of what we term the scientific spirit; he is in the forefront of that new order which was to change the face of the universe. "Cushing C76; Wellcome II, p. 300 (1654 ed.); Heirs of Hippocrates No. 251. See Anna Robeson Brown Burr, The Autobiography: A Critical and Comparative Study, 1909. 12mo; 130x75 mm. Full calf binding with gilt title on spine with 3 nervs. Spotted edges. Pp. [72], 288. Woodcut vignette on titlepage. Woodcut initial letters and ornaments. Good specimen. Rare second edition. This is the definitive version of the autobiography of the famous and influential Milanese humanist and natural philosopher. It was published by the great French bibliographer Gabriel Naudé and dedicated by him to Élie Diodati. Heirs of Hippocrates: "This rare first edition of Cardano's autobiography was edited by Gabriel Naudé who also prepared an extensive introduction containing a great deal of bibliographical information. It is considered by some to be one of the greatest human documents of all times and is most certainly a pioneering work in clinical psychology." Drafted in the last years of his life between 1575 and 1576, it represents the terminal point of a multitude of autobiographical writings, which had begun with his own horoscope printed in the astrological collection of 1543. It is precisely from this original character of horoscope that the text's incredible profusion of details originates. The physician-astrologer in compiling a client's horoscope had to take into account not only the celestial configuration at the time of his birth, but also his standard of living, his daily habits, the illnesses he had, and even his diet. In writing his own horoscope, that is, that of the person he knew best, Cardano did not behave any differe. In this authentic spiritual testament he speaks frankly about his illegitimate birth, his sexual life, his internal doubts, his mistakes, his religious beliefs, the death of his son by decapitation after a murder, his possessions, the supernatural world, of the concept of happiness. Brown Burr: "The Book of his Life. was as much reprobated as the Confessions of Rousseau, as much read and as much imitated. It stands in the pages of seventeenth and eighteenth century learning, mentioned by such men as Huet, Burton, Sir Thomas Browne, as among the great intellectual influences of their lives. Cardan is among the first manifestations of what we term the scientific spirit; he is in the forefront of that new order which was to change the face of the universe."

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CARDANO, Jerome. De subtilitate libri XXI. Paris, Jacques Du Puys, 1551 8vo small, 168 x 102 mm. Binding in full brown splash leather, title on gilt gusset and friezes to spine, splash cuts. Papers [24], 312. Marks: Aa-Cc⁸ a-z⁸ A-Q⁸. Blank c. Cc8. Typographic mark to title page, Ornate initials, some on black criblé ground, numerous woodcut figures in text. Old possessor's signature to paper 312 recto. Slight traces of use to binding, good condition. Rare edition published a year after the 1550 princeps. The work, philosophical and scientific in nature, was very successful. Cardano describes and illustrates a great number of physical experiments and inventions, as well as curiosities and wonders. In the opening of Book 18 he mentions the prodigies of a Spanish magician: among his magics appears, among others, the magic book capable of showing, when properly leafed through, ever-changing figures. Schuh: "Essentially an encyclopedia, in De Subtilitate one can find some article on almost every subject, including substantial sections on technology, medicine, chemistry, mathematics, various branches of the occult, mineralogy, gemology, hydrodynamics, geology, electricity, etc., and descriptions of numerous experiments and apparatus, including the pumps and the screw of Archimedes and a system of Braille writing for the blind. It is thought by some to be based on the manuscript notes of Leonardo Da Vinci; however, it is more probably the sole work of Cardano's penetrating but erratic genius. The text also incorporates many woodcut illustrations which add considerably to the descriptions. "https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/150841Curtis P. Schuh, Mineralogy and Crystallography: An Annotated Biobibliography, no. 1047, with typographical designation "Mathurinum Dupuys"; Adams, Cambridge Books, 1967: C-669; Schütze, Naturphilosophie, 2000. Cf. Galland, Cryptography, 34; Wheeler Gift 37. Small 8vo, 168 x 102 mm. Full brown leather binding, title on the label and gilt decorations on the spine, spleckled edges. Leaves [24], 312. Sign: Aa-Cc⁸ a-z⁸ A-Q⁸. Leaf Nc8 is blank. Printer's device on the title page, decorated initials, some on a black criblé ground, numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. Signature of a previous possessor on leaf 312 recto. Slight traces of use on the binding, in good condition. Rare edition published one year after the princeps of 1550. The work, of a philosophical and scientific nature, was very successful. Cardano describes and illustrates a large number of physical experiments and inventions, but also curiosities and wonders. At the beginning of book 18 he mentions the prodigies of a Spanish conjurer: among the latter's magic appears, among other things, the magic book capable of showing, if leafed through appropriately, always different figures. Schuh: "Essentially an encyclopedia, in De Subtilitate one can find some article on almost every subject, including substantial sections on technology, medicine, chemistry, mathematics, various branches of the occult, mineralogy, gemology, hydrodynamics, geology, electricity, etc., and descriptions of numerous experiments and apparatus, including the pumps and the screw of Archimedes and a system of Braille writing for the blind. It is thought by some to be based on the manuscript notes of Leonardo Da Vinci; however, it is more probably the sole work of Cardano's penetrating but erratic genius. The text also incorporates many woodcut illustrations which add considerably to the descriptions. "This edition is particularly rare: in the bibliographies consulted, an edition appears with the same collation but with the typographical indication "Mathurinum Dupuys."

Lot 17

Estim. 1 500 - 2 000 EUR

CARDANO, Jerome. De methodo medendi, sectiones quatuor. Parisiis: in aedibus Rouillij [i.e. Philippe Gaultier], via Iacobaea, sub signo Concordiae, 1565 8vo; 160x105 mm. full vellum binding. Pp. [16], 393, [15].. First frontispiece within xylographic frame. Second and fourth sections begin with own title page. Typographic marks on title pages. Xyl initials and friezes. Manuscript note of ownership on title page. Moisture stains in central and then lower part of volume. Interesting medical-scientific volume of which the second part is especially noteworthy, where the medicinal effects of certain herbs are treated: rhubarb, chamomile, wormwood, etc. Hirsh, I, p. 829. Durling, 843; Wellcome 1279; Adams C661. 8vo; 160x105 mm. full vellum binding. Pp. [16], 393, [15]. First title page within frame. Second and fourth sections starts with their own title page. Printer's devices on title pages. Woodcuts initials and ornaments. Manuscript note on title page. Sign of humidity in the center and lower part of the volume. Interesting medical-scientific volume of which the second part is particularly highlighted, where the medicinal effects of certain herbs are treated: rhubarb, chamomile, wormwood, etc.

Lot 69

Estim. 2 500 - 3 000 EUR

CARDANO, Jerome. Metoposcopia libris tredecim. Paris, Thomas Jolly, 1658 In-folio. 330 x 220 mm. Coeval bindings in bazzana, triple gold thread frame on the plates, double threading on the hinge, gilt friezes and title on the spine, gold cuts, marbled guard sheets. Pages [8], VIII, 225, [2], 1 blank. Typographic mark to title page, Ornate initials, Woodcut headpieces and friezes, about 800 woodcut figures in the text including three full-page ones. Roman and Greek typeface. Slight traces of use to binding, sporadic light foxing, nice copy. First posthumous, richly figured edition, edited by Claude-Martin de Laurendiere. Garrison-Morton: "Cardan, the most celebrated physician of Europe in his time, and professor of medicine at Padua clained to be able to draw horoscopes from the appearance of the face." Metoposcopy is the art of divination through the study of the forehead. The lines present in a given area are thus in correspondence with the characteristics of each planet, as defined by astrology.The treatise then offers a gallery of faces on which different combinations of lines have been drawn with their interpretations, so as to offer a wide range of case histories to support empirical observation. Included as an appendix in this edition is the treatise on moles and birthmarks of the skin attributed to Melampus, a third-century B.C. author, translated by the editor, with the original Greek text. In-folio. 330x220mm. Contemporary roan binding, gilt triple fillet frame on the covers, double fillet on the squares, ornaments and gilt title on the spines, gold edges, marbled endpapers. Pages [8], VIII, 225, [2], 1 blank. Printer's device on the title page, decorated Initials, woodcut headpieces and friezes, around 800 woodcut illustrations in the text, three of which full-page. Roman and Greek type. Slight traces of use on the binding, sporadic light foxing, a fine copy. First posthumous edition, richly illustrated, edited by Claude-Martin de Laurendiere. Garrison-Morton: "Cardan, the most celebrated physician of Europe in his time, and professor of medicine at Padua clained to be able to draw horoscopes from the appearance of the face." Metoposcopy is the art of divination through the study of the forehead. The lines present in a given area therefore correspond to the characteristics of each planet, as defined by astrology: the treatise then proposes a gallery of faces on which various combinations of lines have been drawn with the relative interpretations, so as to offer a wide range of cases in support of the empirical observation. This edition includes in the appendix the treatise on skin moles and birthmarks attributed to Melampus, author of the 3rd century BC, translated by the editor, with the original Greek text.

Lot 268

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

CARDANO, Girolamo - MANTOVANI, Vincenzo. Life of Girolamo Cardano milanese philosopher physician and celebrated man of letters. Milan, typography of Gio. Battista Sonzogno, 1821. 8vo; 225x145 mm. Hardback binding. Pp. XXI, 371, (1). Portrait f.t. of the author copper-engraved by L. Rados. Good copy in beards and marginal. First edition. Stand-alone volume from the "Collection of lives and memoirs of illustrious men written by themselves." Vincenzo Mantovani (1773-1832), physician, scholar and professor of medicine, was a renowned translator and scholar, who was credited with translating for the first Italian version, and absolutely the first European version in a foreign language, of one of the most celebrated and well-known texts in Western philosophy: the "Critique of Pure Reason" by Immanuel Kant. Joined with: CAIMO, Norberto. Lettere d'un vago italiano ad un suo amico.Pittburgo [i.e. Milan], 1764-1767 In 8vo, 210x150 mm., coeval decorated hardback binding. 215 pp. Portrait of Cardano at the antiporta within medallion. Defects to binding and internally small stains. Exemplar in beard and marginal. Melzi, G. II, p. 118; Parenti, M., p. 171. CARDANO, Girolamo - MANTOVANI, Vincenzo. Vita di Girolamo Cardano milanese filosofo medico e letterato celebratissimo.Milano, tipografia di Gio. Battista Sonzogno, 1821 8vo; 225x145 mm. Cardboard binding. Pp. XXI, 371, (1). Author's portrait engraved by L. Rados. Good uncut copy with margins. First edition. Independent volume taken from the "Raccolta di vite e memorie d'uomini illustri scritto da loro stessi". Vincenzo Mantovani (1773-1832), doctor, scholar and professor of medicine, was a renowned translator who had the merit of translating the first Italian version, and absolutely the first European version into a foreign language, of one of the most celebrated and well-known texts of Western philosophy: the "Kritik der reinen Vernunft" by Immanuel Kant. Bound with: CAIMO, Norberto. Lettere d'un vago italiano ad un suo amico.Pittburgo [i.e. Milan], 1764-1767 In 8vo, 210x150 mm., contemporary decorated cardboard binding. Pp. 215, portrait of Girolamo Cardano within medallion on the frontispiece. Small defects on binding and internally some small stains. Uncut specimen with margins.

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