1579 RARE EDITION ON PHYSICS, METEOROLOGY, NATURE, COSMOGRAPHY, ASTRONOMY, METAPHYSICS, SCIENCE, BIOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY by Benedict Pereira also known as Benedictus Pererius or Benito Pereira/Pereyra (1536–1610) was a Spanish Jesuit philosopher, theologian, and exegete. This book is a comprehensive guide to Aristotelian natural philosophy, written specifically to help understand the eight books of Aristotle's Physics (De Physico Auditu). It is a very important work, widely cited by philosophers and scientists of its time, such as Galileo Galilei, especially in its study of the epistemological state and the very nature of mathematics. The volume is complete and is structured into 15 books with 258 chapters and 849 pages: Book I, a general study of philosophy; Book II, natural philosophy, physics, and meteorology; Book III, the physical doctrine of ancient philosophers; Book IV, their opinions on natural questions; Book V, on matter and privation; Book VI, on form; Book VII, on nature; Book VIII, on causes and effects; Book IX, on fortuitous events; Book X, on quantity; Book XI, on place; Book XII, on time; Book XIII, on the movement of nature; Book XIV, on the variety of this movement; and Book XV, on the movement of the world. Beautiful original 16th century leather binding, completely decorated with figures, ornaments, floral decorations, exotic birds, and with profiles of various kings and the 4 prophets of the Old Testament such as Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Daniel on both sides of the covers, the masterfully carved figures on leather and wood are very detailed and well engraved, all in excellent condition as shown in the photos. 1579 RARE SECOND EDITION AND COMPLETE, NO COPIES FOR SALE, ONLY 13 COPIES IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES AS PER USTC DATA SHEET HERE https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/138863. Benito Pereira was an alchemist and proponent of the transmutation of metals, born near Valencia in Spain. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1552 and went to Rome, where he quickly distinguished himself for his vast knowledge of theology, philosophy, and languages ​​and became a professor at the Roman College, a Jesuit Vatican university. Like Aristotle's treatise, the work deals with the most general principles of natural or moving things, both living and nonliving, and with investigations into the particular contents of the universe. The primary purpose of the work is to discover the principles and causes of change, motion, or dynamics, particularly that of natural entities such as living beings, and also inanimate entities such as the cosmos. It is a work that lies at the center of Aristotle's long series of treatises on physics, cosmology, biology, and "natural philosophy." TITLE: De communibus omnium rerum naturalium principiis et affectionibus, libri quindecim. Qui plurimum conferunt, ad eos octo libros Aristotelis, qui De Physico auditu inscribuntur, intelligendos (On the Common Principles and Affections of All Natural Things, in fifteen books. Which contribute most to those eight books of Aristotle, which are inscribed on the Physics or De Physico Auditu, to be understood by hearing.) AUTHORS: Benedict Pereira also known as Benedictus Pererius or Benito Pereira/Pereyra (1536–1610) PUBLISHER: Thomam Brumennium also known as Thomas Brumen DATE: MDLXXIX (1579), printed in Paris, text in latin, complete second edition after the 1576 first edition in Rome DESCRIPTION & CONDITION: In-4° size height 231 x width 172 mm or 9.1 by 6.8 inches. Pages [20], 849, [41], several errors in numbering between pages, but the progression of the chapters and text is continuous and without errors, COMPLETE EDITION. Beautiful original 16th century leather binding, completely decorated with figures, ornaments, floral decorations, exotic birds, and with profiles of various kings and the 4 prophets of the Old Testament such as Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Daniel on both sides of the covers, the masterfully carved figures on leather and wood are very detailed and well engraved. The binding is very solid, intact, in excellent condition, fully functional, and has been professionally restored. There are minor flaws, minor losses, and small scratches, as shown in the photos. The pages are in good condition, rare defects and small stains, the defects are concentrated on the title which appears a little dirty, with various stains, various signatures of previous owners and ownership stamp, some underlining and corrections in 8-10 pages, for all the rest pages in good condition, dozens of beautiful drop caps and decorated letters punctuating the pages and at the beginning and end of chapters. LITERATURE/REFERENCES: World Cat n°928255989; USTC n°138863; Adams P-663 (1576 first edition); Palau 218806 (1576 first edition); Andrew Pettegree, Malcolm Walsby and Alexander Wilkinson: French books before 1601 (Leiden: Brill, 2007) n°82223; Hugues Vaganay, Bibliographie hispanique extra-péninsulaire, Revue Hispanique, 42 (1918), pp. 1-187 Reference: p. 509; Sommervogel, Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jesus, VI, 499-507; IX, 764; London, United Kingdom, British Library Shelfmark: 30.a.13; Paul Richard Blum, Benedictus Pererius: Renaissance Culture at the Origins of Jesuit Science, in Science & Education 15 (2006) 279-304; Marcial Solana: Historia de la filosofía española. Época del Renacimiento. Madrid, 1941, cap.III; Juan García Font, Historia de la Alquimia en España, MRA Aurum, 1995. SHIPPING: via UPS, DHL, FEDEX, National Postal Services, protected, INSURED and fully tracked package. Estimated time for Europe 3-5 working days. 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