Camerarius (Philipp) Operae horarum subcicsivarum, sive meditationes historicae...centuria prima [- tertia], 3 vol., titles with architectural border (woodcut in vol.1 & 2 engraved in vol.3), woodcut frontispiece to text (repeated in each volume), woodcut head- & tail-pieces and initials, rather browned in parts, first 12 leaves of vol.1 frayed at upper edge with slight loss to title border and a few head-lines (repaired) nineteenth century calf by Hatton of Manchester, rubbed and scuffed, spines faded, [vol.1 & 2 VD 17 12: 646368A & 23:299933W; this edition of part 3 not in VD17], 4to, J.Sauer for P.Kopff, Frankfurt, 1602-06-10.
⁂ Collection of tales, facts and observations by the German Protestant humanist covering a wide range of subjects including history, natural history, mythology, linguistics, religion, coins, baldness, homosexuality, the bite of the tarantula spider, the emotions of fish, the training of horses, bears, lions, the bulls of Arles, drunkenness, and tobacco.
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