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LANA TERZI, Francesco (1631-1687). Magisterium naturae . Brescia: Giovanni Maria Ricciardi, 1684-1692.
LANA TERZI, Francesco (1631-1687). Magisterium naturae . Brescia: Giovanni Maria Ricciardi, 1684-1692. 3 volumes, 2° (360 x 228mm). Half-titles, woodcut title vignettes, 57 engraved plates of which 13 folding, woodcut head- and tailpieces. (Some dampstaining and occasional spotting, some leaves repaired.) Contemporary vellum, manuscript titles to spine (lightly rubbed). Provenance : ‘Ex libris Cl[ari] v[iri] P[atris] Fulgentii Baur? S.P./ Biblioth[e]ce Coll[egi] Lewenburg[ensis] Schol[arum] Piarum Vienn[ensis] 1765‘ (inscription to title). FIRST EDITION. Francesco Lana Terzi was an early and important pioneer of aeronautical science. This copiously illustrated work was initially intended to be published in 9 volumes but only the first three ever appeared. Brunet III, 822-823; Riccardi I(ii) 13.3.