Bibliographical notes on histories of inventions and books of secrets. Pt. III / by John Ferguson.

  • John Ferguson
Date:
1885
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Credit: Bibliographical notes on histories of inventions and books of secrets. Pt. III / by John Ferguson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    & Ani- I malium quorundam libellus. I Item De Mirabilibvs | mundi, ac de quibusdam efTectibus | causatis i quibusdam ani- | malibus, &c. | Lvgdvni | 1566. P. 2 a. (With signature A 2.) Prooemivm. | Scribit philosophus philosophoru | princeps: Homo est optimu eorum | quas sunt in mundo: Ends: Dd 8a; Alberti Magni De | Proprietatibus Herbarum, | Lapidum, & Animali- | um quorundam. | Finis. | This is a 32010, signatures A—Dd 8, in eights, ff. 216. Catchwords. The text is printed in italics 16 lines to the page; the commentary in roman character, 23 lines to the page. The printer’s name is not given. The second copy is as follows: Title. Alberti Co- | gnomento Ma- | gni de secretis Mulierum, Li- | bellus, scholijs auctus, & I i mendis repur- j gatus. | Eivsdem De Virtv- | tibus Herbarii, Lapidum, | & Animalium quo- | runda libellus. | Item De Mirabilibvs | mundi, ac de quibusdam efTectibus | caussatis 4 quibusdam ani- | malibus, &c. | Lvgdvni | 1566. F. 2 a. (With signature A 2.) Prooemivm. | Scribit philosophus philosophoru ] princeps: Homo est optimu eo- | rum quae sunt in mudo (sic): dr’r. F. Dd 8a. Alberti Magni De | Proprietatibus Herbarum, | Lapidum, & Animalium | quorundam. | Finis. I This is a 32mo, signatures A—Dd 8, in eights, ff. 216. Catchwords. The text is printed in italics, 17 lines to the page: the commentary in roman character, 2 2 lines to the page. The printer’s name is not given. Though printed at the same place, in the same year, and in the same size and style, these two books are quite different. I am inclined to think, how- ever, from the superior finish of the latter copy, that it is a later reprint, copied, it may be, even to the date. These editions, it will be observed, contain both the tracts. Just at the close of the century a new start was made in the printing of Albertus’ tract. It was accompanied by that of Michael Scot, and a great number of editions appeared. The earliest I know of is dated 1580, but that which I have seen is of 1598, and there is a copy in the Douce Col- lection in the Bodleian. As the title of this occurs in later editions, it may be quoted as typical: Alberti | Magni, | De Secretis Mvliervm | libellus, scholiis auctus, & i | mendis repurgatus. | Eiusdem devirtutibus herbarum, lapidum, & | animalium quorundam