Unheard-of curiosities: concerning the talismanical sculpture of the Persians, the horoscope of the Patriarkes; and the reading of the stars / Written in French by James Gaffarel. And Englished by Edmund Chilmead.

  • Jacques Gaffarel
Date:
1650
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Credit: Unheard-of curiosities: concerning the talismanical sculpture of the Persians, the horoscope of the Patriarkes; and the reading of the stars / Written in French by James Gaffarel. And Englished by Edmund Chilmead. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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