1516 - Institutiones Philosophicae ad faciliorem Veterum

Institutiones Philosophicae ad faciliorem Veterum ac Recentiorum Philosophorum Lectionem Comparatae, Opera & Studio V.CL. Edundi Purchotii Senonensis [...], Tomus Tertius [...], Venice 1730, published by Joannem Menfrè, small 8° format, 4 leaves, 443 pp., Title page with woodcut vignette; bound in 19 folded plates with engraved illustrations of anatomy, biology and astronomy (solar system, globe, plants and organs, magnetism, etc.), in a contemporary parchment binding with handwritten spine inscription, remnants of old cords; the binding is attached only at the rear hinge; endpapers with handwritten owner’s notes; one folded map with a large tear; some pages with more severe edge wear; otherwise, the interior is largely clean, with signs of age and use.