CESALPINO, Andrea (1524-1603). De Metallicis libri tres. - Noribergae (Nürnberg), Agricola, 1602
Small 4to. (16), 222, (2) pp.; some browning but an attractive good copy bound in the 17th century using an old MS vellum leaf written in black and red and with a large yellow initial S on front cover.
Second edition (first: Rome 1596) of «one of the major works by the distinguished Renaissance physician and scientist. It is one of the most important works on mineralogy of the period, containing also original views on geology and chemistry. According to Geikie, the book may still be usefully consulted for information on the stones and ores of Italy. Cesalpino was one of the first who gave the true explanation of the origin of fossils. He also shows remarkable insight into the nature of crystallization... A whole chapter is devoted to the magnet...» (Offenbacher cat. 24, n. 23). DSB XV, 80. Caillet 1888. Duveen 112. Hoover 213.
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