THAUMATURGUS PSYSICUS
sive Magiae universalis, naturae et artis pars quarta et ultima,
in VIII libros digesta, quibus pleraq: quae in Cryptographicis,
Pyrotechnicis, Magneticis, Sympathicis ac Antipathicis,
Medicis, Divinatoriis, Physiognomicis ac Chiromanticis, is
rarum, curiosum, ac hoc est, vere magicum.
by Gaspar Schott
Bamberg: Joh. Martini Schonwetter, 1677
4to: 7 by 8 1/2"
16 lvs,670 pp, [9 lvs]
Original full calfskin binding, spine with 5 raised bands, gilt title to the spine
Frontispiece dated from the original 1659 edition, 13 plates
The fourth and last part of Natural magic,
devoted to cryptography, pyrotechnics, magnetism,
divination, palmistry, etc.:
I. De magia cryptographica & cryptologica.
II. De magia pyrotechnica.
III. De magia magnetica.
IV. De magia sympathica & antipathica.
V. De magia medica.
VI. De magia divinatoria.
VII De magia physiognomica
VIII. De magia chiromantica.
Ex libris Biblioth Seminarii Archieps O. Jacobi de Chile.
Ex libris emblazoned etched in blue on blue paper "
Ex bibliotheca illris Ducis Vargas Macciucca"
Included, glued to the front endpaper the illustrious "Fifteen laws of the bibliophile"
in Latin published in the 17th century by bibliophiles Neapolitans Vargas father and son.
Some wear of binding, damage to the ends of the spine,
Heavy browning on most of the pages
Text in Latin

Gaspar Schott (German: Kaspar (or Caspar) Schott; Latin: Gaspar Schottus; 1608 – 1666) was a German Jesuit and scientist, specializing in the fields of physics, mathematics and natural philosophy, and known for his industry.



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