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Gaspar Schott's Physica curiosa, 1667

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Title: P. Gasparis Schotti ... Physica curiosa,sive Mirabilia naturæ et artis libris XII. comprehensa, quibus pleraque, quæ de angelis, dæmonibus, hominibus, spectris, energumensis, monstris, portentis, animalibus, meteoris, &c. rara, arcana, curiosaq; circumferuntur, ad veritatis trutinam expenduntur, variis ex historia ac philosophia petitis disquisitionibus excutiuntur, & innumeris exemplis illustrantur...
Author: Schott, P. Gaspar
Description: 2 volumes. [54], 676; [677]-1389, [23] pp. pi1, [a]2, b-g4, A-8P4, Q2. With added engraved pictorial title-page & 61 copper-engraved plates, 7 of them folding. (4to) 8x6¼, early blindstamped calf. Second Edition.Important work on natural philosophy by the 17th century German scientist and Jesuit. Schott is most widely known for his works on hydraulic and mechanical instruments, but the present work deals with natural history and phenomena, most significantly with "monsters" and remarkable birth defects, conjoined twins, and other medical abnormalities and curiosities, with an amazing array of illustrations. There are also many plates of unusual animals, notable for the many from South America, a study of demons and angels, and more. Folding plate LVIII, often mentioned in bibliographies, illustrates Saint George slaying the dragon. Brunet V 219
Heading: Caillet III 1005Place Published: Nissen ZBI 7346."
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Date Published: Herbipoli