125 - Charpentier, Jacques. *Descriptionis universae naturae*. Paris, Buon, 1569. Bound together with *Descriptionis universae naturae, pars posterior*. Paris, Buon, 1566. Bound together with *Libri quatuor decim qui aristotelis esse dicuntur*. Paris, Puys, 1572. A rare collection of Aristotelian works on natural philosophy and hermetic wisdom

Charpentier, Jacques. *Descriptionis universae naturae*. Paris, Buon, 1569. Bound together with *Descriptionis universae naturae, pars posterior*. Paris, Buon, 1566. Bound together with *Libri quatuor decim qui aristotelis esse dicuntur*. Paris, Puys, 1572. A rare collection of Aristotelian works on natural philosophy and hermetic wisdom Charpentier, Jacques. *Descriptionis universae naturae*. Paris, Buon, 1569. Bound together with *Descriptionis universae naturae, pars posterior*. Paris, Bouin, 1566. Bound with *Libri quatuor decim qui aristotelis esse dicuntur*. Paris, Puys, 1572. Three volumes in one quarto volume (220 x 165 mm); [4], 39; [4], 62; 151, [11] leaves. Three title pages with woodcut vignettes, wood-engraved typographic friezes (the third work has an ink stain on the outer margin). Beautiful contemporary full-parchment envelope binding, with a fillet border and central cartouche on the covers, smooth spine with handwritten title, gilt edges (some staining). Ownership stamp of Dr. Dulac of Ossun. An interesting collection of three works devoted to Aristotelian natural philosophy and the tradition of ancient wisdom. The first two treatises, compiled and annotated by the French philosopher Jacques Charpentier, address the description of nature, with particular attention to the plant and animal worlds. The third text, attributed to Aristotle but belonging to the pseudo-Aristotelian tradition, deals with divine wisdom according to the Egyptians and belongs to the realm of esoteric philosophical literature of the Renaissance. Rare collection of three works on Aristotelian natural philosophy