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"Specula Physico-Mathematico-Historica" by Johannes Zahn, 1696
Item Details
| Title and Author/Editor | Specula Physico-Mathematico-Historica Notabilium Ac Mirabilium Sciendorum: In Qua Mundi Mirabilis Oeconomia, Nec Non Mirificè Amplus, Et Magnificus Ejusdem Abditè reconditus, nunc autem ad lucem protractus, ac ad varias perfacili methodo acquirendas Scientias in Epitomen collectus Thesaurus Curiosis omnibus Cosmosophis inspectandus proponitur. Opus omnigena Eruditione, ac Rerum Memorabilium argumentis conspicuum, cuivis hominum statui perutile: quo universae Naturae Majestas in triplici Mundo Coelesti, Aereo, et Terrestri Ob miros ex Optimorum in diversis Saeculis illustrium Sciptorum monumentis depromptos eventus, experimenta, casus et effectus palàm, sincerè, solidè et enucleatè ostenditur ; Quidquid et ubivis in foecundo Naturae utero rarum, insolitum et portentosum est, ingenuè recensetur (Johannes Zahn) |
| Genre | History, Science, Mathematics and Engineering |
| Type of Illustration | Engravings, Charts, Diagrams, Tables |
| Binding | Leather |
| Publisher or Printer | Joannis Christophori Lochner |
| Publication Year | 1696 |
| Period | Late 17th Century |
| Place of Publication | Norimergæ |
| Edition Statement | First Edition |
| Language | Latin |
| Ex-Libris | Yes |
| Complete Set | Yes |
| Volumes | Three books bound in one volume |
| Number of Books | 1 |
| Additional Information | This first edition features three volumes bound in leather with errata located at the end of each volume. Each volume features its own title page, frontispiece, table of contents, index and numerous illustrations. |
Condition
- wear to cover with small holes to the boards, scratches and marring to the leather, bumped corners, discoloration and slight splits to gutters; ex. libris bookplate and writing to front endpapers; cracked hinges, cocked spine and bowing; damp staining; browning, foxing and fading to text blocks and text edges; tight text and clean pages.
Dimensions
5.0" W x 15.5" H x 11.0" D
Item #
ITMG641176
