Verae alchemiae artisque metallicae, citra aenigmata, doctrina, certusque modus, scriptis tum novis tum veteribus nunc primùm & fideliter maiori ex parte editis, comprehensus.... Basel: Heinrich Petri and Peter Perna, 1561. Folio (300 x 195 mm). *8 a-v6 A-Z6 Aa6-Bb6. Contemporary vellum with manuscript lettering to spine and bottom edge, minor stains to binding, presentation slip pasted to free front endpaper. Provenance: Giovanni Antonio Delfini (1506-1561), theologian and Vicar General of the Order of the Convent of San Francisco in Bologna, signature on title. FIRST EDITION of this rare and important compilation of alchemical texts, including works by Jabir ibn Hayyan, Roger Bacon, Richardus Anglicus, Robertus Tauladanus, Giovanni Battista da Monte, Arnaldus de Villanova, Albertus Magnus, Ramon Llull, Aristotle, Avicenna, Johannes de Rupescissa, Guglielmo Grataroli, Giovanni Braccesco, and Giovanni Aurelio Augurelli. Grataroli (sometimes seen as "Gratarolo") was a native of Bergamo who converted to Calvinism and settled in Basel, where he practiced and taught medicine, and wrote and edited works on medicine and alchemy. The Verae alchemiae was his most notable work. Adams A-575; Duveen, p 268.
Verae alchemiae artisque metallicae, citra aenigmata, doctrina, certusque modus, scriptis tum novis tum veteribus nunc primùm & fideliter maiori ex parte editis, comprehensus.... Basel: Heinrich Petri and Peter Perna, 1561. Folio (300 x 195 mm). *8 a-v6 A-Z6 Aa6-Bb6. Contemporary vellum with manuscript lettering to spine and bottom edge, minor stains to binding, presentation slip pasted to free front endpaper. Provenance: Giovanni Antonio Delfini (1506-1561), theologian and Vicar General of the Order of the Convent of San Francisco in Bologna, signature on title. FIRST EDITION of this rare and important compilation of alchemical texts, including works by Jabir ibn Hayyan, Roger Bacon, Richardus Anglicus, Robertus Tauladanus, Giovanni Battista da Monte, Arnaldus de Villanova, Albertus Magnus, Ramon Llull, Aristotle, Avicenna, Johannes de Rupescissa, Guglielmo Grataroli, Giovanni Braccesco, and Giovanni Aurelio Augurelli. Grataroli (sometimes seen as "Gratarolo") was a native of Bergamo who converted to Calvinism and settled in Basel, where he practiced and taught medicine, and wrote and edited works on medicine and alchemy. The Verae alchemiae was his most notable work. Adams A-575; Duveen, p 268.
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