1599 THEOLOGICAL MATHEMATICAL NATURAL WORK AGAINST JEWS HERETICS antique VELLUM

De neomeniis Salomonis perpetvis. Libri Dvo. Quorum prior totam neomeniarum rationem ex sacrae Scripturae fonte ... explicate; Posterior vero Calendarium Gregorianum exacte complectens ...; Opus Theologicum, Mathematicum, & Naturale contra Hebraeos, & Haereticos. Ad SDN Clementem VIII. P.O.M. (Theological, Mathematical, and Natural Work against the Hebrews and Heretics)by Paolo Minerva2 parts in 1 volume. Vici Aeqvensis, J.J. Carlinum & A. Pacem; 159932, 224 p.; pp. 225-331, 21 pp. with 2 woodcut title vignettes, illustrated. Woodcut initials and numerous Tables.Original limp vellum with manuscript title to the spine. lacks ties some toning.Size 6 by 8.5"- CNCE 23778 - First editionRare work by the Dominican P. Minerva (1560-1645) on the Gregorian and Hebrew calendars, directed against the Jews and heretics. Also contains (on p. 276) a short note on the observations of N. Copernicus.Little is known about the Dominican Paolo Minerva (Bari, 1560 -Naples, 1645), teacher, preacher and author of works on natural philosophy. Thorndike traced an anti-Copernican strand in his De praecognoscendis (1616), due to the reading of Gilbert's De magnete. In his early days, he was a friend to Giovan Vincenzo Della Porta and his De neomeniis (1599) reveals that he supported the Copernican tables underlying the calendar reform. (M. Miele, Le certezze Anticopernicane di Paolo Minerva e le loro radici, in Bruniana & Campanelliana, Vol. 11, No. 1, p. 207).Text in Latin==============================================================Please see my other auctions Thank You Refund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- De neomeniis Salomonis perpetvis. Libri Dvo. Quorum prior totam neomeniarum rationem ex sacrae Scripturae fonte ... explicate; Posterior vero Calendarium Gregorianum exacte complectens ...; Opus Theologicum, Mathematicum, & Naturale contra Hebraeos, & Haereticos. Ad SDN Clementem VIII. P.O.M. (Theological, Mathematical, and Natural Work against the Hebrews and Heretics) by Paolo Minerva 2 parts in 1 volume. Vici Aeqvensis, J.J. Carlinum & A. Pacem; 1599 32, 224 p.; pp. 225-331, 21 pp. with 2 woodcut title vignettes, illustrated. Woodcut initials and numerous Tables. Original limp vellum with manuscript title to the spine. lacks ties some toning. Size 6 by 8.5" - CNCE 23778 - First edition Rare work by the Dominican P. Minerva (1560-1645) on the Gregorian and Hebrew calendars, directed against the Jews and heretics. Also contains (on p. 276) a short note on the observations of N. Copernicus. Little is known about the Dominican Paolo Minerva (Bari, 1560 -Naples, 1645), teacher, preacher and author of works on natural philosophy. Thorndike traced an anti-Copernican strand in his De praecognoscendis (1616), due to the reading of Gilbert's De magnete. In his early days, he was a friend to Giovan Vincenzo Della Porta and his De neomeniis (1599) reveals that he supported the Copernican tables underlying the calendar reform. (M. Miele, Le certezze Anticopernicane di Paolo Minerva e le loro radici, in Bruniana & Campanelliana, Vol. 11, No. 1, p. 207). Text in Latin ============================================================== Please see my other auctions Thank You Refund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

• Topic:Historical
• Binding:Vellum
• Subject:History
• Language:Latin
• Original/Facsimile:Original
• Year Printed:1599