Lot 15 Georg Pictorius. Sermonum convivalium libri …

Sermonum convivalium libri decem deque ebrietate lusus quidam. Item, De Svblvnarivm Daemonum ortu, natura, illusionibus, &c. et quomodo pellendi sint Isagoge. Vnà cum Epitome de Magiae caeremonialis seu Goetiae speciebus. De Pharmacandi comprobata ratione libri II. 3 Teile in 1 Bd. Mit mehr. Textholzschnitten. Basel, Henricpetri, 1571. Kl.-8°. 16 Bll., 222 S., 17 Bll., 118 S., 5 Bll. (Mod.) Ldr. auf 3 Bünden.

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Alte Drucke, Bibeln, Klassische Autoren in den Originalsprachen – Seltene Basler Ausgabe. - VD16 P 2715 - Graesse, Magica, S. 14 - Faszinierende Mischung aus humanistischer Unterhaltungsliteratur, Medizin und Naturwissenschaft der Renaissance. Es liefert wertvolle Einblicke in das medizinische und naturkundliche Wissen der Epoche. Pictorius, der Stadtarzt in Ensisheim (Elsass) war, verwebt darin ernste Ratschläge zur Gesundheit mit unterhaltsamen Anekdoten. Im 2. Teil beschreibt er Geister und Wesenheiten, die in der Sphäre unterhalb des Mondes existieren. Er teilt sie nach Elementen (Feuer-, Luft-, Erd- und Wassergeister) ein. Dazu eine Übersicht über die Arten der zeremoniellen Magie bzw. schwarzen Magie sowie die Erörterung der Frage, ob Hexen oder sogenannte weise Frauen/Wahrsagerinnen mit dem Feuertod bestraft werden sollten. Im 3. Teil über die bewährte Methode der Arzneimittelherstellung. - Vorsatz mit Besitzvermerken, am Unterrand mit Fehlstelle, erste Bll. am Unterrand fleckig und mit kleinen Läsuen, mehrfach wasserrandig.

Prints before 1600, Bibles, Classics in Original Languages – A fascinating blend of humanist entertaining literature, medicine, and Renaissance natural science, offering valuable insights into the medical and natural-historical knowledge of the period. Pictorius, municipal physician in Ensisheim in Alsace, interweaves serious advice on health with entertaining anecdotes. In the second part, he describes spirits and entities existing in the sphere below the moon, classifying them according to the elements: spirits of fire, air, earth, and water. It also includes an overview of the forms of ceremonial magic and black magic, as well as a discussion of whether witches or so-called wise women/fortune-tellers should be punished by burning at the stake. The third part concerns the proven method of preparing medicines. - Front free endpaper with ownership inscriptions and a loss at the lower margin, first leaves stained at the lower margin and with small defects, waterstaining in several places.

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