Sales catalogue 589: Maggs Bros

Date:
1933
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/132
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 589: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    AT THE END OF THE VOLUME ARE BOUND UP THE FOLLOWING FOUR ADDITIONAL ALMANACHS AND PROGNOSTICATIONS, WHICH ARE ENTIRELY UNKNOWN TO BIBLIOGRAPHERS :— PROGNOSTICATION FOR THE YEAR 1494 AND FOLLOWING YEARS. (1) ANTONIO ARCADO, Physician and Astrologer of the City of Ferrara. Juizio de las cosas que han de venir y acontecer desdel afio de noventa y cinco hasta otros anos. Gothic Letter, 34 lines to a page. 24 pp., gto. [SALAMANCA, 1494]. Some of the chapter headings are as follows: De los principes de la Seta de Mahomed; Del gran Soldan de Egipto; Del Rey de Tunez; Del Rey de Tremecen; del Rey de Fez; De las Sanidades y enfermedades de los ombres. The colophon reads in translation: ‘ This prognostication was printed by order and permission of the Rector of the University of Studies of Salamanca in agreement with and by consent of the representatives of the said University according to a deed agreed to before Pedro Lopez, notary of the said University.’ (1) ANTONIO VILLARDIGA, Bachiller Juyzio fecho para el afio de 1500 (y 1502). Gothic Letter, 31 lines to a page. 8 pp., 4to. [SALAMANCA? 1499]. This interesting Almanach has reference to the Expulsion of the Jews and also to the health of the Spaniards, who were suffering from or who had suffered from las bubas (= syphilis). (11) ANTONIO VILLARDIGA, Bachiller Juyzio para el ano de 1503 y para 1504. Gothic Letter, 36 lines to a page. 8 pp., 4to. [saLamanca, after 13 December, 1502]. The colophon reads: ‘ Acabase el pronostico de estos dos afios susodichos visto y aprobado por el retor y veederes deste facultad de Salamanca.’ | (iv) FRANCISCO DIODATA, Astrologer of the City of Lucca. Juyzio del afio de 1511 y de 1512, en el qual grandes cosas que han de acaecer en estos dos afios, y en special de la vitoria del rey de Hespafia—Juyzio nuevamente hecho por Pedro de Frias, hermitano en Roma. Gothic Letter, 36 lines to a page. 8 pp., 4to. [SALAMANCcA? 1510]. The Juyzio of Pedro de Frias is in rhymed verse. 2)
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