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164736437Paris: Nicolaum Boisset. Good. 1647. Second Edition. Softcover. Previously bound as a sammelband. Two medical dissertations in one 8-page section. Text in Latin. Stated 2nd edition 1647. Mild scattered foxing. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 8 pages . Nicolaum Boisset paperback
16881408749Lyon: Chez Jean Certe 1688. Seconde Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 14 741 82 pages. In Very Good minus condition. In full contemporary leather binding; spine paneled with gilt decoration and titling. Boards are moderately worn with some scrapes to front cover; rubbing and chipping along all edges and at fore corners; and cracking to spine and joints. Lacking bottom end band. Text block shows moderate wear and toning on edges with dust soiling to top edge. Age toned and foxed throughout. Small ink stains along gutter of title page. Inscribed on front pastedown: "de la pharmacie du couvent de la guillotiere". Several pages misnumbered throughout particularly between p. 338-352; page contents are continuous uninterrupted and in the proper order. Shelved in Room A. 1408749. Special Collections. Chez Jean Certe hardcover
1659M9569Lugduni:: Antonii Cellier 1659. 1659. Two works bound together. Small thick 4to. 16 535 3; 8 311 9 pp. Engraved frontis. port. engraved title vignettes engraved head pieces engraved initials 5 folding tables index; lightly foxed marginal damp staining to upper corner from half-title-112 & 473-538 pp. first work marginal burn hole 447-448 pp. text unaffected small marginal chip to title second work damp staining 1-14 & at head of gutter 12-74 pp. second work ink stain p. 51 wear affecting text p. 313 second work - index with early repair and ms. replacement of missing letters. Early paper spine preserving original vellum boards; spine & extremities rubbed vellum soiled. Very good. RARE. EARLY EDITIONS. Important works by Riverius on the practice of medicine. Riverius was physician to the King of France and introduced the teaching of chemistry to the University Montpellier. He was one of the earliest advocates of Harvey's doctrine in France and made valuable contributions to the history of dentistry dermatology otology and psychiatry. NLM 17th C. 9694 & 9718; Wellcome IV p. 534 both works. Complete title: Institutiones Medicae in Quinque Libros Distinctae Quibus Totidem Medicinae partes Physiologia Pathologia Semeiotice Hygienine & Therapeutice Dilucide Explicantur. Lugduni: Antonii Cellier 1656. WITH: Observationum Medicarum & Curationum Insignium Centuriae Tres Quibus Accesserunt Obseruationes ab Aliis Communicatae: Necnon Centuria Quarta Post Obitum Authoris in eius Musaeo Reperta; & Cura ac Diligentia Simeonis Iacoz Doctoris Monspeliensis in Lucem nunc Primum Edita cum Obseruationibus Morborum Infrequentium Anonymi Cuiusdam Inter eius Scripta Repertis. Antonii Cellier, 1659. hardcover
1674D6962Venice: apud Franciscum Brogiollum 1674. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio book 5 only 325 x 220mm. 12 159pp. 9 443pp. 21. Engraved woodcut printers device depicting Europa. Title printed in red and black. Tables. Double column. Some woodcut ornamental head- and tailpieces and initials. Later half vellum over marbled boards endpapers renewed light browning and foxing or dampstaining. Pictorial wood-engraved ex-libris by Leo Wyatt for Lord Norwich on pastedown. <br/><br/>Rivières extensive compendium of medicine. There was a parallell edition of Rivières Opera medica universa printed in Frankfurt of this same year Sumptibus Joannis Petri Zubrodt. This volume is book five in his extensive compendium of medicine with sections on physiology pathology semiotics preservation of health and therapeutics. Subjects dealt with include cancer haemorrhaging the amount of food required by a healthy individual the diagnostic significance of bloodshot eyes and the medical properties of various fruits nuts and vegetables. Rivière 1589-1665 professor at Montpellier was the first to introduce the Paracelsian iatro-chemistry or the internal use of metallic compounds to Montpellier and the first to note aortic stenosis. apud Franciscum Brogiollum hardcover
1660100067AG1660. France c. 1660. Original copper / line engraving / Gravure originale. Size of the vintage engraving: c. 22 cm x 32 cm. Size of the framed engraving: 325 cm x 42 cm. Very rare original 17th - century engraving. Excellent condition mounted. Frame with minor signs of wear only. Price includes international shipping framed and insured per courier 3-5 working days guaranteed delivery. Wellcome Library no. 18i Lazare Rivière 1589-1655 AD Pioneer Pharmacologist Anatomist and Surgeon who gave the first modern description of an Aortic Valve Failure. unknown
165627681AB1656. Den Haag Adrian Vlacq 1656. 8°. 6 371 7 S. Pergamentband der Zeit mit 3 Bibliotheksrückenschildchen berieben bestossen u. fleckig Sto. Hirsch V 42. - Vgl. Waller 8009. - Spätere Ausgabe erschien erstmals 1646. - Beigebunden: Observationum medicarum & curationum insignium centuria quarta post obitum authoris in ejus musaeo reperta; & cura ac diligentia Simonis Jacoz in lucem nunc primum edita. Den Haag Adrian Vlacq 1662. 8 102 2 S. - Hirsch V 42. - Vgl. Waller 8011. - Spätere Ausgabe erschien erstmals 1659. Lazare Rivière 1589-1655 studierte in Montpellier Medizin und machte 1611 das Doktorat. 1622 übernahm er daselbst den Lehrstuhl und führte als erster die spagirische Heilmethode in die Schule ein. - Eintrag von alter Hand auf festem Vorsatz. Stempel auf Titel. Am Anfang leicht wasserrandig. Vereinzelt fleckig. Schnitt angestaubt und stockfleckig. Schliessbänder fehlen. unknown
164635033AB1646. Paris Seb. Piquet 1646. 8°. 12 253 110 2 S. Pergamentband aus der Zeit. Hirsch-H. IV 830. Waller 8009. Erste Ausgabe. Lazare Rivière 15891655 studierte und promovierte in Montpellier. 1622 übernahm er dort den Lehrstuhl und führte die spagirische Heilmethode ein. Mit Besitzerstempel «Dr. Kottmann» auf dem Vorsatz. Mit rechteckigem Papierausschnitt im Titelblatt mit Textverlust. Durchgehend etwas stockfleckig. Pergamentband leicht verzogen und fleckig. unknown
16597653GB1659. Lyon A. Cellier 1659. Gest. Titelvign. 4 Bl. 311 S. 4 Bl. Lederband der Zeit mit Rückenvergoldung berieben Deckel leicht verzogen Kapitale und angrenzende Gelenksabschnitte beschädigt. Umlaufend roter Sprenkelschnitt. Vorne ohne fliegendes Blatt. Vorderes Innengelenk geplatzt hinteres angeplatzt. Inneneinband und Titel mit Besitzvermerken von alter Hand. Durchgehend leicht gebräunt sowie leicht bis mäßig stockfleckig. Auf einzelnen Seiten etwas Wurmfraß Feuchtigkeitsflecken oder Einrisse. Sonst in schöner Erhaltung. Krivatsy 9718; vgl. Hirsch/H. V 830; vgl. Heirs of Hippocrates 1990 461: 'His observationum medicarum is a collection of four hundred short case histories taken from his practice.' - Lazare Rivière 1589-1655 Prof. der prakt. Medizin war der erste der die spagirische paracelsistisch-spezifische Heilmethode besonders die innere Anwendung metallischer Heilmittel in die Schule von Montpellier eingeführt hat. Seine Schriften fanden großen Beifall und erlebten wie auch das vorliegende Werk viele Auflagen. unknown
16801206290059Ultrajecti Ex officina Joannis Ribbii 1680. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. 115 4 p. Modern 1/2 morocco over marbled boards gilt spine title top edge gilt. Fine binding and cover. Light rubbing. Bookplate of Franz Sondheimer FRS who was a British Chemist and award the Israel Prize in exact sciences and the Corday-Morgan medal and Prize. Soiling and old stains to title page occasional spotting. <br><br> Lazare Riviere was a French doctor and was an advisor and doctor of King Louis XIII. The book Arcana Lazaari Riverii deals with ancient chemical and medicinal recipes used by doctors in the Late Renaissance. Thorndike VIII 334; Krivatsy 2902. Cf. J.-F. Carrere. Bibliotheque litteraire vol. 2 p. 528. Subject: Renaissance Medicine. Ultrajecti, Ex officina Joannis Ribbii hardcover
169017845Lyon: Jean Certe 1690. LATER EDITION. Contemporary brown sheep repaired spine and title label gilt. Early ownership inscription on the flyleaf. A good sound copy. First published in 1640 but the second printing under this title this therapeutic medical treatise outlines treatments for 85 different bodily ailments and includes historical and practical descriptions of five chronic conditions. It is divided into four parts: sickness of the digestive and endocrine systems sickness of the brain and heart women’s illnesses and essays on diseases. The book concludes with Riviére’s medical recipes including the Potion de Riviére a carbonated anti-emetic renowned for its efficacy. <br /> Riviére 1589-1655 was a French physician and instructor. He was medical counselor to King Louis XIII. He is most famous for giving the earliest modern description of aortic valve failure.<br /> Krivatsy 6529-6531. Jean Certe unknown
169830067DB1698. Lyon Anisson & J. Posuel 1698. Folio. 4 n.n. Bl. 604 S. 18 n.n. Bl. Defekter Halblederband der Zeit. Vgl. Garrison-M. 2727 und HOH 462. - Spätere Ausgabe dieser Sammlung von Texten meist zur inneren Medizin. Rivière 1611-1655 war einer der wichtigsten Verteidiger von Harveys Lehre des Blutkreislaufs. Daneben aber auch mit Texten zur Zahnheilkunde und Psychiatrie. - Rückenbezug stark beschädigt und abgeplatzt. Ecken und Kanten bestossen. Hinteres Gelenk locker. Stellenweise leicht gebräunt und fingerfleckig. unknown
167976192Lugduni Lyons: Huguetan 1679. hardcover. very good. 7 leaves 604pp. 18 page index. Full page copper engraving of the author by Gerard Audran and large engraved printers device on title. Rubricated title. Folio full original calf gilt back rubbed spine split. Lugduni: Huguetan 1679. Scarce. Very good.<br/> <br/> Riviere 1589-1653 was physician to the King of France and professor of medicine at Montpellier. "He was one of the earliest and most prominent advocates of the doctrines of Harvey in France." De Lint. For the author's importance for dermatology otology and psychiatry compare Neuburger-Pagel III pp. 409 471 608 for dentistry see Sudhoff Geschichte der Zahnheilkunde p. 169. GM 2727.<br/> <br/> Huguetan unknown
1672007834London: John Sawbridge 1672. Eighteenth-century quarter calf marbled boards rebacked original spine preserved new leather spine labels. Lacking the frontispiece else complete. Ink stamp on one page; small stain in blank outer margin of 10 leaves. Pagination irregular but everything is present except for the frontispiece. This is the third or fourth English edition. It contains translations of Riviere's Praxir medica and Observationum medicarum and Fernel's Consiliorum medicinalium. Krivatsy 9736; Wing R1563. Later Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. John Sawbridge Hardcover
167827277<p><strong>1678 ENGLISH Medicine & Surgery Riverius Medica Nicholas Culpeper Cures Physick</strong></p><p><em>"No man ought to commit his life into the hands of that Physician who is ignorant of Astrologic: because he is a Physician of no value." </em></p><p>― Nicholas Culpeper</p><p>Lazare Riviere or Riverius was a 17th-century French physician known for his numerous contributions to pharmacology and human anatomy. English peer Nicholas Culpeper alongside Abdiah Cole and William Rowland published a translation of Riverius's '<em>Praxis</em> <em>Medica'</em> under the title '<em>The Practice of Physick'</em>. This work was a series of 17 shorter essays discussing various medical fields including over '<em>five hundred and thirteen observations or histories of famous and rare cures</em>' per title.</p><p>Item number: #27277</p><p>Price: $995</p><p>RIVERIUS Lazare</p><p><strong><em>The practice of physick in seventeen several books : wherein is plainly set forth the nature cause differences and several sorts of signs ; together with the cure of all diseases in the body</em></strong></p><p>London: Printed for George Sawbridge 1678.</p><p><u>Details</u>:</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: 2 parts in 1 volume</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Practice of Physick – 12 645 i.e. 537 1</p><p> <!--endif-->Wanting p. 137-138 and 569-570 provided in modern facsimile</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Four Books of Riverius – 12 463 i.e. 363 33</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Pagination errors expected</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Provenance: Handwritten – <em>Beavis Family records 1680-1711</em></p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: English</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Leather; secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~12in X 8.25in 30.5cm x 20.5cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p><u>Photos available upon request. </u></p> for George Sawbridge hardcover
16661409020028Peter Cole 1666-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 2 volumes bound as one. 30 cm. Bound in modern leather. Gilt ruled. Hardcover. 646 417 p. adds notice to reader etc. Penultimate contents page of vol 2 has been restored with some loss appears to be lacking ultimate contents page. Four books of that learned and renowned Doctor Lazarus Riverius. has special t.p. dated 1658. Translation of: Praxis medica; Observationes medicae et curationes insignes; Consiliorum medicinalium liber. Wing R1559A. Krivatsty/NLM 9735. Heirs of Hippocrates 461 1668 edition This edition lacks portrait. "Riviere introduced Paracelsian iatrochemistry into the curriculum of the University of Montpellier and added Potio Riveri to the pharmacopeia. It was under his auspices that Alexander Fraser introduced the Hareian theory of the circulation of the blood. Riviere is best remembered for having been the first to describe stenosis of the aortic valve." - Norman Peter Cole hardcover
1673LA - HAY292151673. A Lyon Chez Daniel Gayet & Jaques Faeton. relié demi-basane vert bouteille reliure 19e siècle. Coiffe et mors supérieurs frottés avec petit manque de cuir ; deux taches auréolées en bas de la page de titres ; très faibles et petites piqûres éparses ; l'ouvrage a été massicoté lors de la reliure de façon pas très précise mais sans gravité sinon bonne reliure et intérieur mieux que correcte. fort in-8 carré. illustré d'une grande planche dépliante avec 10 gravures de figures anatomiques ; avec également in-fine 13 planches ornées de gravures de plantes ; avec aussi des bandeaux et lettrines et page de titre en rouge et noir ; dos lisse avec caissons de filets et bandeaux d'encadrements motifs floraux titres et tomaisons dorés. unknown
165929260Lyons: Antoine Cellier 1659. <p>First Description of Aortic Stenosis</p> <p>RIVIERE Lazare 1589-1655. Observationum medicarum & curationum insignium centurae tres. . . . Edited by Simeon Jacoz. 4to. 8 311 9pp. Lyons: Antoine Cellier 1659. 225 x 167 mm. Speckled sheep c. 1659 rubbed small wormhole in front cover. Some foxing browning & dampstaining old repair to one leaf. Very good copy. Old signature and notes on endpapers.</p> <p> First Edition. Riviere was the first to describe stenosis of the aortic valve from a case that he treated in 1646. GM 2727 cites Riviere's description of this condition in his Opera medica universa 1674 of which the present work is the first edition; the description appears here on p. 177 and is entitled "Cordis palpitatio & pulsus inaequalitas." Riviere also brought Paracelsian iatrochemistry into the curriculum of the University of Montpellier and it was under his auspices that Alexander Fraser introduced the Harviean theory of the circulation into the University's curriculum in 1636. An edition of the present work was published in The Hague in the same year as this Lyons edition. As Riviere was French it is reasonable to presume that the Lyons edition was first. Hirsch. Norman 1837. Willius & Dry p. 58. Thorndike VIII p. 518. <p>. Antoine Cellier unknown
1683106794London: Printed for the Author by Thomas Dawks 1683. First edition. Leatherbound. Very good. 44 345 1 8 133 p. 36.5 cm. 43 engravings 41 in first part and 2 in second. Full leather. Rebacked with repaired edges and corners. New endpapers. Frontispiece portrait missing. Repairs to title and dedicatory. <br/><br/>Title continues: "In Two Parts. The First contains Assays of Lazarus Erckern Chief Prover or Assay-Master General of the Empire of Germany in V. Books: originally written by him in the Teutonick Language and now translated into English. The Second contains Essays on Metallick Words as a Dictionary to many pleasing Discourses." The earliest illustrated work on metallurgy in English. The first part is Pettus' translation of Lazarus Ercker's work on mining and metals. Ercker 1530-1594 Inspector General of Mines in the Austro-Hungarian Empire who first published his study in 1574 discusses lab procedures equipment and how to construct furnaces. Sir John Pettus of Suffolk Kt. of the Society for the Mines Royal 1613-1690 was deputy Governor of the royal mines for over 35 years. His lexicography of metals is the first dictionary of metalurgy and metals in English. Pettus fell into debt and finished this work in the Fleet debtors' prison - hence the odd title Fleta Minor. 43 large engravings illustrate the equipment and procedures being described with workmen wearing contemporary English costume. Printed for the Author by Thomas Dawks hardcover
1683127964London: Printed by Thomas Dawks 1683. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Original full panelled calf covered boards with matching spine renewed. Firm and square strong joints. Contents tight and clean. No pen-marks no worming just some very mild age toning and occasional browning. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Collation: pp. 44 345 89 81-133 1 complete with 43 engravings as per book list illustrating equipment procedures and assorted workers in contemporary English costume lacks portrait frontis. Thus a scarce work in better than very good condition. The earliest illustrated book on metallurgy in English. Bibliographic References: Cole 1032; Hoover 633; ESTC R498473. Printed by Thomas Dawks hardcover
1672D20310London: F. Streater 1672. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio. Contemporary calf rebacked. Some ink notations including a recipe for 'plague water' ! on rear blank. Wing R 1563. With the rare engraved frontispiece. This engraving has the portraits of Riverius Culpepper Cole and Fernel. 8;645;110;463;32;. Small folio in contemporary calf newly rebacked. Foxing in parts. Worming of inner margins of first few leaves. Interesting associatlon item with a presentation note cn front blank "Samuel J. Mixter from L. Vernon Briggs 1912" then represented to "S.J. Mixter to Wm Jason Mixter 1921". Mixter is best remembered for his description of the herniated lumbar disc and its association with sciatia done with Joseph S. Barr in 1934 See Garrison Morton 4435. Lazare Riverius 1589-1655 was a celebrated French plysician who served the court of the King of France. A native medicine at Montpellier in 1622 and although late invited to teach at Toulouse and Bologna remained at description of aortic stenosis correction of many of the errors of Caien. rie was early end strong proponent of the works William Harvey on blood circulation. The pesent work contains transiations of his Praxis mieuieu and Observationum medicarum centuriae quatuor as well as a translation of Fernel's Constliorium medicinalium libr one of the most orderly study of Fernel's writings. <br /> <br/><br/> F. Streater hardcover
1683006801London West-end of Thames-street.: Published for the Author by Thomas Dawks 1683. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. A landmark English translation of Lazarus Ercker's metallurgical treatise expanded by Sir John Pettus. Uncommon. VG 1st ed 1683 43 Sculptures. Two parts bound as 1 re-spined to style raised bands blind tooling gilt title to red morocco label over contemporary calf boards tips repaired. Internally 12 4 preface 18 9 1 errata 345 pp 1. 2 A2-Z 81-133 pp 43 of 44 copper-engraved illustrations lacks the portrait frontis 173 ornate initial letters bookplate to fpd Arthur Dalrymple occasional light spotting and edge browning text block edges sprinkled red. 352217 mm. ESTC R5570. Ferguson I pp.185-186; Wellcome II p.527; Wing P1906; cf. Hoover 633. The first part is the first edition in English of Lazarus Ercker's 1574 treatise on ores. The second part is a dictionary of metallurgical terms compiled by Pettus. Having spent more than £20000 on the royalist cause during the Civil War Pettus appears to have been imprisoned for debt several times in later life and it has been suggested that Fleta Minor was composed in Fleet Prison. Title continues: in two parts : the first contains assays of Lazarus Erckern chief prover or assay-master general of the empire of Germany in V. books originally written by him in the Teutonick language and now translated into English ; the second contains essays on metallick words as a dictionary to many pleasing discourses by Sir John Pettus . ; One of the earliest comprehensive manuals on metallurgy available in English bridging alchemy and modern chemistry. <br/> <br/> Published for the Author, by Thomas Dawks, hardcover
1655B6712London: Peter-Cole. Translated by Nicholas Culpeper Abdiah Cole and William Rowland. 1655. A very good example of one of Riviere’s most noted works on early medicine. General age toning. Interior is clean. . Binding: Full contemporary speckled calf boards expert 19th century rebacking. Spine with 5 raised bands in 6 compartments. Title in gilt lettering in red label in 2. Compartments with gilt rules and motifs. Marbled paste-in and free endpapers. All edges cut. Notes: Lazare Riviere 1589 – 1655 was a prominent French physician credited with making influential contributions to early medicine. His Praxis Medica Cum Theoria was a series of 17 books discussing different fields of medicine and medical theories of the time. Size: Quarto276x181mm. Illustration: Elaborate half-title. With frontispiece of translators’ portraits. Title printer’s notice author’s note contents from 1 – 645 physical dictionary. Category: Book Medical; Peter-Cole. Translated by Nicholas Culpeper, Abdiah Cole, and William Rowland. hardcover
1676ABC_47162Lisbon 1676. Small 8vo. Domingos Carneyro Contemporary limp vellum with manuscript title on spine lacking ties. With woodcut arms of Portugal on the title-page. 96 pp. Extremely rare first Portuguese translation of a brief treatise on the "art of artillery" by the Genovese artillerist De la Isla who served in the Spanish Armada. First published in Spanish in 1595/96 by Madrigal in Madrid Breve tratado del arte de artillería geometría y artificios de fuego. Although Vicente Alvarez published a Spanish-language edition at Lisbon in 1609 the present edition appears to be the first in the Portuguese language. The present translation by José Homem de Menezes provided a textbook for the training of engineers and artillerymen in Portugal. We have located only one other copies at the Portuguese National Library in Lisbon and have found no record of an other copy in auction catalogues.With the bookplate of the Portuguese architect and collector José Maria Nepomuceno 1836-95 on the front paste-down; his stamp to verso of title-page. Later in the collection of Thomas Fremantle 3rd Baron Cottesloe 1862-1956 commander of the Territorial Army and president of the Society for Army History Research. Light water-stains throughout with some red discoloration of the head margin from the red top edge.l Carvalho Dic. bibl. militar Portuguez p. 172 under "Menezes José Homem de" note: "é muito raro"; Catalogo .dos Marquezes de Castello Melhor 1878 1655 2 copies; Inocêncio vol 5 1860 169; Trindade Catalogo da livraria do José Maria Nepomuceno Lisbon 1897 p. 123 no. 898 this copy "muito raro"; Pinto de Matos Manual bibliographico Portuguez p. 360 under "Homem de Menezes"; Porbase 1 copy and 1 microfilm copy at the BNP; cf. Cockle 670 1595 ed.; Palau 121967 Spanish 1595 and 1603 eds. does note the Portuguese ed. in the Catalogo . dos Marquezes. see above.; WorldCat eds. in Spanish also very rare: 4 copies. hardcover
168461343Franckfurt Zunner 1684 Franckfurt am Mayn Zunner 1684. 4to 215 x 185 mm. Recently bound in a magnificent pastiche-binding of brown half calf with five raised bands and gilt red leather title-label to elaborately gilt spine. Vellum corners. The frontispiece/engraved half title trimmed with loss to upper and lower part of the plate. Closed tear to outer margin. Title-page closely trimmed with loss to first line of title. A few leaves with marginal repairs. Light occassional browning throughout otherwise internally nice and clean. 14 220 123 5 68 pp. folded frontispiece/engraved half title. 41 woodcut in text depicting various processes of mining and metallurgy. <br/><br/><em>Second edition including Berward’s lexicon of mining terms of Ercker’s seminal and beautifully illustrated work on mining and metallurgy – of immense importance to and influence upon the subject throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. Its detailed approach has made it a key reference in the history of science and technology and its practical focus contributed to the economic development of mining regions. "Ercker's treatise is the most authoritative contemporary work on 16th-century metallurgy and assaying. Ercker gave a systematic review of methods of testing alloys and minerals and of obtaining and refining various metals as well as methods of manufacturing acids salts and other chemical compounds including saltpeter. He described the apparatus and laboratory equipment used in metallurgy and assaying and gave a detailed account of laboratory methods all of which he himself had used." Norman "Erker's Beschreibung may be regarded as the first manual of analytical and metallurgical chemistry. The only one of Ercker’s works to contain many drawings it presents a systematic review of the methods of testing alloys and minerals of silver gold copper antimony mercury bismuth and lead; of obtaining and refining these metals as well as of obtaining acids salts and other compounds. The last chapter is devoted to saltpeter. Ercker's account of the fact that zinc precipitates other metals from solutions is to be found only in the 1684 and later editions" DSB. “Considering the importance of Ercker’s tratise it is remarkable how little is on record about him. He was inspector-general of the mine of Hungary Transylvania and the Tyrol which position he held under three consecutive emperors in the sixteenth century. He book was highly prized at the time for it was a record of practical experiences and was not burdened with theories and hypotheses. Ferguson. Ferguson 1 244. The 1736-edition.Duveen p. 195. </em> hardcover
16722295<p>WITH 41 WOODCUTS OF MINING AND METALLURGICAL APPARATUS</p><p>Frankfurt Paul Hummen for Johann David Zunners 1672.</p><p>Small folio 18 x 29.5 cm. Engraved frontispiece signed P. Kilian 6 ff. 332 pp. 2 ff.; Appendix: 2 ff. 47 pp. Bound in contemporary stiff vellum covers and spine ruled. Ownership inscription of frontispiece shaved in right and lower margin as often; some waterstain on frontispiece title and scattered leaves strictly in margin; a single word scored on p. 143 i.e. 145r and replaced in pen at an early date; a burn affecting partial letters on pp. 157/58; p. 45 in appendix torn in blank gutter and re-margined. Generally good.</p><p>Scarce augmented edition of this illustrated technological classic "second only to Agricola in the number of original contributions to the literature of mining and metallurgy and the beauty of the graphic treatment of the crafts" Dibner 89 1574. It is testimony to the work's usefulness as a practical handbook that it continued to be used well into the 18th century.</p><p>"It presents a systematic review of the methods of testing alloys and minerals of silver gold copper antimony mercury bismuth and lead; of obtaining and refining these metals as well as of obtaining acids salts and other compounds. The last chapter is devoted to saltpeter. Ercker described laboratory procedures and equipment gave an account of preparing the cupel of constructing furnaces and of the assaying balance and the method of operating it" DSB.</p><p>"Ercker's treatise is the most authoritative contemporary work on 16th-century metallurgy and assaying. Ercker gave a systematic review of methods of testing alloys and minerals and of obtaining and refining various metals as well as methods of manufacturing acids salts and other chemical compounds including saltpeter. He described the apparatus and laboratory equipment used in metallurgy and assaying and gave a detailed account of laboratory methods all of which he himself had used" Norman.</p><p>First published in 1574 in Prague this is a work of considerable rarity which when it appears on the market commands a daunting price. It had a number of 16th- and 17th-century reprints though the present edition is the first augmented edition augmented with Berward's lexicon. It has the same number of woodcuts as the 1598 edition 41.</p><p> Ferguson I.243-4; Hoover 283 misreporting prelims: 7 including frontispiece is correct.</p> Paul Hummen for Johann David Zunners
