Giovanni Imperiali - Le Notti Beriche - 1663
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Giovanni Imperiali's Le Notti Beriche, 1st edition published in Venice in 1663 by Paolo Baglioni, in Italian, a 390-page work bound in full parchment with subjects philosophy, medicine and physics.
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Binding in full limp parchment in good condition with a handwritten label and title on the spine.
1 blank sheet, [6], 390, [10], 2 blank sheets
Original edition, rare of this work that deals with the most diverse topics, but always with excellent style and competence. "Le Notti Beriche" (the full title being Le Notti Beriche overo de' Quesiti, e Discorsi Fisici, Medici, Politici, Historici e Sacri) is an encyclopedic and miscellanea work written by the physician and literary man from Vicenza Giovanni Imperiali (Genoa, 1582 – Genoa, 21 June 1648) and published posthumously in Venice in 1663. The work is structured in five books in which writings on medicine, astrology, magic, etc. are collected.
Large woodcut vignette on the title page. Headpieces and initial capitals at the start of each book. Wormholes in the margins of the plates and in the white sheets. Ex Libris affixed to the flyleaf. Ownership note handwritten by an old hand at the lower margin of the title page. Moreover, this copy is in excellent internal condition. Very clean, usable and complete.
Binding in full limp parchment in good condition with a handwritten label and title on the spine.
1 blank sheet, [6], 390, [10], 2 blank sheets
Original edition, rare of this work that deals with the most diverse topics, but always with excellent style and competence. "Le Notti Beriche" (the full title being Le Notti Beriche overo de' Quesiti, e Discorsi Fisici, Medici, Politici, Historici e Sacri) is an encyclopedic and miscellanea work written by the physician and literary man from Vicenza Giovanni Imperiali (Genoa, 1582 – Genoa, 21 June 1648) and published posthumously in Venice in 1663. The work is structured in five books in which writings on medicine, astrology, magic, etc. are collected.
Large woodcut vignette on the title page. Headpieces and initial capitals at the start of each book. Wormholes in the margins of the plates and in the white sheets. Ex Libris affixed to the flyleaf. Ownership note handwritten by an old hand at the lower margin of the title page. Moreover, this copy is in excellent internal condition. Very clean, usable and complete.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Medicine, Philosophy, Physics
Book title
Le Notti Beriche
Author/ Illustrator
Giovanni Imperiali
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1663
Height
24 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
17.5 cm
Language
Italian
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Paolo Baglioni
Binding/ Material
Vellum
Number of pages
390
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