Pedro Mexia (1497-1552) - De Verscheyde lessen Petri Messiae Edelman van Sivilien - 1617

The Various Sermons of Petri Messiae Edelman of Sivilien / The Seven Different Speeches of Petri Messiae Edelman of Sivilien
Van de Sonne, de Aerde, den Meteoren, het Banquet, 't Banquet de 2nd, den Teghenseggher, de Medicynen.

Translate this Francois into Dutch.

The first book is a collection of anecdotes, historical essays, and moral reflections in which Mexia addresses a multitude of topics: the Egyptians, the Templars, astrological questions, the healing properties of water and fountains, gemstones, and so on.
The second part is a translation of 'Los dialogos o coloquios' and covers cosmology: the sun, the earth, meteors, and various conversations.

Pedro Mexia (1497-1552) was a Spanish humanist and court historian of Charles V.

Issued in 1617 in Amsterdam for Pieter Jacobsz Paets.
pp 674, 11, 168
Late leather strap, back with 5 ribs, and a title shield.
Dimensions 15.8 x 11 x 5 cm
Condition good with light moisture stains.