LOT:202 | Garimberto (Girolamo) Problemi Naturali e Morali, second edition, Venice, Vincenzo Valgrisi, 1550.

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202 Garimberto (Girolamo) Problemi Naturali e Morali, second edition, Venice, Vincenzo Valgrisi, 1550.

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Garimberto (Girolamo) Problemi Naturali e Morali, second edition, Venice, Vincenzo Valgrisi, 1550.

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Estimate: £400 - 600

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Garimberto (Girolamo) Problemi Naturali e Morali, collation: A-Q⁸, italic type, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut initials, with final blank, contemporary ink inscription to title, defining 'Problemi', some staining and spotting, late 18^th / early 19^th century vellum, spine richly gilt and with orange and olive morocco labels, 8vo (153 x 97mm.), Venice, Vincenzo Valgrisi, 1550.

⁂ Second edition of this curious and varied work. Problems posed include why those bitten by a tarantula can be cured by music; why the inhabitants of the new Atlantis discovered by Columbus have much in common with Europeans; and why the sun's rays produce a spectrum of colours when passing through water.

Literature: Adams G251; EDIT 16 CNCE 20412.

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Literature: Adams G251; EDIT 16 CNCE 20412.

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