Lot 224
Gemology.- Marbode (Bishop of Rennes) De lapidibus pretiosis Enchiridion, cum scholijs Pictroij Vila lingensis Eivsdem Pictorii de lapide molari carmen, third edition, [Frieburg in Breisgau], 1531.
Hammer Price: £1,000
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Gemology.- Marbode (Bishop of Rennes) De lapidibus pretiosis Enchiridion, cum scholijs Pictroij Vila lingensis Eivsdem Pictorii de lapide molari carmen, third edition, 2 ink stamps to title, modern boards using old printed paper, [Not in Adams; Sinkankas 4170; VD16 M 930; Wilson, Mineral books pp.29-32], 12mo, [Freiburg in Breisgau], 1531.
⁂ One of the earliest lapidaries of the middle ages. Marbodus was Bishop of Rennes and wrote his lapidary in 734 Latin hexameters describing 60 stones between the years 1061 and 1081. This is the first edition of George Pictorius's annotated redaction of Marbode's book on the medical and magical properties of precious stones. After the invention of printing 14 editions appeared between 1511 and 1740 and still others at later dates.
Description
Gemology.- Marbode (Bishop of Rennes) De lapidibus pretiosis Enchiridion, cum scholijs Pictroij Vila lingensis Eivsdem Pictorii de lapide molari carmen, third edition, 2 ink stamps to title, modern boards using old printed paper, [Not in Adams; Sinkankas 4170; VD16 M 930; Wilson, Mineral books pp.29-32], 12mo, [Freiburg in Breisgau], 1531.
⁂ One of the earliest lapidaries of the middle ages. Marbodus was Bishop of Rennes and wrote his lapidary in 734 Latin hexameters describing 60 stones between the years 1061 and 1081. This is the first edition of George Pictorius's annotated redaction of Marbode's book on the medical and magical properties of precious stones. After the invention of printing 14 editions appeared between 1511 and 1740 and still others at later dates.
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