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CESALPINO, Andrea (1519-1603). De Metallicis Libri Tres. Rome: Alvise Zanetti, 1596.
4° (225 x 157mm.). Engraved arms of Pope Clement VIII on title. (Some browning, particularly 12 final leaves.) Recased in contemporary vellum. Provenance: numerous marginal notes in a contemporary hand; Wellcome Library (duplicate release stamp on verso of title).
FIRST EDITION of this work on minerals and metals, a continuation of Mercati's catalogue of the Vatican Metallotheca, but focussed mainly on the papal collection of gems and marbles. Adams C-19.
4° (225 x 157mm.). Engraved arms of Pope Clement VIII on title. (Some browning, particularly 12 final leaves.) Recased in contemporary vellum. Provenance: numerous marginal notes in a contemporary hand; Wellcome Library (duplicate release stamp on verso of title).
FIRST EDITION of this work on minerals and metals, a continuation of Mercati's catalogue of the Vatican Metallotheca, but focussed mainly on the papal collection of gems and marbles. Adams C-19.