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WECKER, Les Secrets et merveilles de nature, 1652
WECKER, Jean Jacques.
Les Secrets et merveilles de nature.
Lyon, Jean Aymée Candy, 1652.
8vo (162x110 mm), (16)-904 pages. binding : Contemporary full vellum, flat spine. Title page dirty and restored (inner margin and corner). Paper browned.
Jean-Jacques Wecker (1528-1585) German physician, philosopher and alchemist. This book contains beauty secrets, advice on destroying parasites, information on dyes, varnishes and gilding, gardening, preserving fruit, making ink, how to remove stains, amusing physics tricks... and more esoteric chapters on demons and alchemy.
references: Dorbon [5241, ed. 1680 : "Ces recettes et secrets sont tirés pour la plupart de Taurel, Porta, Rosellus, Mizauld, Cardan, du Grand et Petit Albert, [...] A signaler aussi les parties qui traitent des "bons et mauvais anges" et de la "transmutation métallique""], Caillet [III, 11371 : "ouvrage rare et recherché"], Ferguson [II, 534 ed. 1580].
Price : 600 €
European VAT number: FR87515091171
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