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218 - Bracesco, Giovanni. *The Exposition of Geber the Philosopher... in Which Many Most Noble Secrets of Nature Are Revealed*. Venice, Giolito de’ Ferrari, 1544. An extremely rare first edition
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Bracesco, Giovanni. *The Exposition of Geber the Philosopher... in Which Many Most Noble Secrets of Nature Are Revealed*. Venice, Giolito de’ Ferrari, 1544. An extremely rare first edition Bracesco, Giovanni. The Exposition of Geber the Philosopher... in which many most noble secrets of nature are revealed. Venice, Giolito de’ Ferrari, 1544. In octavo (150 x 95 mm); 83 leaves. Printer’s mark on the title page, decorated initials, 3 full-page woodcut plates (the last leaf is missing; scattered browning, some foxing, minor losses). Publisher’s paperback binding with colored paper on the spine (new endpapers). Among the alchemical interpretations of ancient mythology that developed during the Renaissance, Bracesco’s holds a particularly prominent place. The work presents a dialogue between Demogorgon—a figure drawn from the tradition of Boccaccio, Longinus, and Geber—through which the secrets of nature are revealed according to alchemical philosophy. The three woodcut plates depict stills and furnaces, essential tools of alchemical practice. Very rare first edition
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