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Mineralogy.- Paracelsus (Theophrastus Bombastus) Ettliche tractatus. I. Von natürlichen dingen. II. Beschreibung etlicher kreütter. III von metallen. IIII. Von mineralen. V. Von edlen gesteinen, edited by Michael Toxites, woodcut initials, light browning, some staining to title, ink library stamp to B3, later latin ink ownership inscription of Jonat ?Schreter to pastedown, contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards, metal clasps, split to head of upper joint, some chipping and wear to head of spine and corners, small portion of repair to lower cover, soiled, [Sudhoff 120; VD 16 P 693; cf. Norman 149], 8vo, Strasbourg, Heirs of Christian Müller, 1570.*** Rare edition of this supplement to his Archidoxa, which 'includes tracts on the use of magnets in medicine, occult philosophy, the correct administration of medicine, and how to extract poisons from venomous animals' (Norman), as well as minerals and gemstones. The editor (born Johann Michael Schütz) was a physician, alchemist, poet laureate to Charles V, and follower of Paracelsus.
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Mineralogy.- Paracelsus (Theophrastus Bombastus) Ettliche tractatus. I. Von natürlichen dingen. II.
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