SCHOTT, GASPAR. 1608-1666. :Physica Curiosa, sive Mirabilia Naturae et Artis. Würzburg Nuremberg: J.A. Endter J. Hertz, 1667. 4to (225 x 190 mm). 2 parts in 1. Half-title, letterpress title in red and black with engraved coat of arms on verso, additional engraved title by Sandrart, 61 engraved plates (6 folding). [54], 1389, [23] pp. Modern half red-brown morocco and marbled boards; heavy foxing and toning throughout, a few closed tears and paper flaws.
SECOND EDITION of this encyclopedia of the natural world by the Jesuit Gaspar Schott, a student of Athanasius Kircher. Includes case studies of satyrs, centaurs, marine monsters, cyclops, two-headed animals and a man with a head on his belly, among other curiosities, as well as a discussion of demonology.
SCHOTT, GASPAR. 1608-1666. :Physica Curiosa, sive Mirabilia Naturae et Artis. Würzburg Nuremberg: J.A. Endter J. Hertz, 1667. 4to (225 x 190 mm). 2 parts in 1. Half-title, letterpress title in red and black with engraved coat of arms on verso, additional engraved title by Sandrart, 61 engraved plates (6 folding). [54], 1389, [23] pp. Modern half red-brown morocco and marbled boards; heavy foxing and toning throughout, a few closed tears and paper flaws.
SECOND EDITION of this encyclopedia of the natural world by the Jesuit Gaspar Schott, a student of Athanasius Kircher. Includes case studies of satyrs, centaurs, marine monsters, cyclops, two-headed animals and a man with a head on his belly, among other curiosities, as well as a discussion of demonology.