Pomey,Franc¸ois Antoine] given as P.F.P. only on title
Title
INDICULUS UNIVERSALIS Rerum fere omnium quae in mundo sunt, scientiarum item, artiumque nomina, apte, breviterque colligens: L'univers en abrege´, ou` sont contenus en diverses listes, presque tous les noms des ouvrages de la nature, de toutes les sciences, & de tous les arts, avec leurs principaux termes.
PlacePub
Lyon
Publisher
Antoine Molin
Date
1684
Illustrations
Description
Duodecimo contemporary calf on 4 raised bands spine compartments all gilt with floral central decoration and corner ornaments (edges, head & foot of spine quite worn/hinges bit worn but entirely sound. Titlepage +[2p=dedication to the Dauphin] +[11p=Preface] +[7p=contents] +{2p=Privilege] +312pp. Name at top margin of titlepage & a few leaves with small ink spots but no annotations or underlinings. Clean and tight collated and complete. *Terms and phrase book in Latin & French divided by subject, thus starting with the Astronomy and meteorology, Air and Fire, Animals, Plants & herbs, Geography, Man parts of the body, food, the soul, passions, crimes & punishments, Mathematics, Philosophy, musique, professions, games and sports etc. Interesting for what the young man of the century was expected to know with the state of the sciences of the time shown.
Booknumber
V69969
Price
Price: GBP 120.00 or USD 178.00
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