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1665 WONDERS of NATURE Thaumatographia Naturalis antique meteors fossils plants
1665 WONDERS of NATURE Thaumatographia Naturalis antique meteors fossils plants
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Jonston, J.
Thaumatographia Naturalis, in decem Classes distincta, in quibus admiranda
I. Coeli.
II. Elementorum.
III. Meteororum.
IV. Fossilium.
V. Plantarum.
VI. Avium.
VII. Quadropedum.
VIII. Exanguium.
IX. Piscium.
X. Hominis.
Amst., J. Janssonius van Waesberge/ E. Wejerstraet, 1665
495,(3)p.,
engraved frontispiece, original calf
Size 3 1/8 by 5 1/2"
Library stamp on title-pages
very good condition, some wear of binding with missing parts at the spine.
text in Latin
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Jonston s most popular work on "admiranda" or wonders of nature organised into ten categories (The sky and new stars, the elements, meteors, fossils or minerals, plants, birds, quadrupeds, invertebrates, insects and bloodless animals, fish, and humans)
The work draws heavily from classical sources such as Aristotle, Pliny, and Seneca, but also from the more recent work of Aldrovandi, and in the section on plants includes descriptions of the flora and fauna of the New World, as well as tobacco.
Each section is headed by a useful index to its contents
Joannes Jonston (1603-1675), born in Poland but of Scottish origin. Jonston was the author of many works on natural history, medicine an other topics.
Although his work was criticized for lack of originality, he undisputably made a significant contribution to the popularity of natural history during the first half of the seventeenth century.
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Thaumatographia Naturalis, in decem Classes distincta, in quibus admiranda
I. Coeli.
II. Elementorum.
III. Meteororum.
IV. Fossilium.
V. Plantarum.
VI. Avium.
VII. Quadropedum.
VIII. Exanguium.
IX. Piscium.
X. Hominis.
Amst., J. Janssonius van Waesberge/ E. Wejerstraet, 1665
495,(3)p.,
engraved frontispiece, original calf
Size 3 1/8 by 5 1/2"
Library stamp on title-pages
very good condition, some wear of binding with missing parts at the spine.
text in Latin
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Jonston s most popular work on "admiranda" or wonders of nature organised into ten categories (The sky and new stars, the elements, meteors, fossils or minerals, plants, birds, quadrupeds, invertebrates, insects and bloodless animals, fish, and humans)
The work draws heavily from classical sources such as Aristotle, Pliny, and Seneca, but also from the more recent work of Aldrovandi, and in the section on plants includes descriptions of the flora and fauna of the New World, as well as tobacco.
Each section is headed by a useful index to its contents
Joannes Jonston (1603-1675), born in Poland but of Scottish origin. Jonston was the author of many works on natural history, medicine an other topics.
Although his work was criticized for lack of originality, he undisputably made a significant contribution to the popularity of natural history during the first half of the seventeenth century.
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Please see my other auctions
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