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911J Henricus Suso, (1295-1366). ed. Elsbeth Stagel (1300-1360) Horologiu[m] eternae sapientiae. Köln Cornelius von Zierickzee 1503 . Price $7,500 Octavo 14 × 10.5 cm. 128 leaves. Signatures: A-Q8 Date in the colophon: M.ccccc.iij. mensis Septembris ipso die Marcelli. With title‐woodcut with four‐part border and... Continue Reading →
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940J Francis Bacon Of The Advancement And Proficience Of Learning or the Partitions Of Sciences ix Bookes Written in Latin by the Most Eminent Illustrious & Famous Lord Francis Bacon Baron of Verulam Vicont St Alban Counsilour of Estate and... Continue Reading →
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948J Vanossi, Antal (1683–1757) Johann Baptist Mayr Idea Sapientis Theo-Politici, seu Tripartita Morum Philosophia Ethica, Politica, Oeconomica, Summaria Methodo Comprehensa, Problematicis Quæsitis, et Emblematis Illustrata. Viennæ Austriæ: Typis Mariæ Theresiæ Voigtin, Viduæ, 1728. Price $,2,200 Quarto.20x 16 cm. Signatures: π5, R-Z4,... Continue Reading →
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