Natural magick : by John Baptista Porta, a Neapolitane: in twenty books: 1 Of the causes of wonderful things. 2 Of the generation of animals. 3 Of the production of new plants. 4 Of increasing houshold-stuff. 5 Of changing metals. 6 Of counterfeiting gold. 7 Of the wonders of the load-stone. 8 Of strange cures. 9 Of beautifying women. 10 Of distillation. 11 Of perfuming. 12 Of artificial fires. 13 Of tempering steel. 14 Of cookery. 15 Of fishing, fowling, hunting, &c. 16 Of invisible writing. 17 Of strange glasses. 18 Of statick experiments. 19 Of pneumatick experiments. 20 Of the Chaos. Wherein are set forth all the riches and delights of the natural sciences.
1658
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Natural magick : by John Baptista Porta, a Neapolitane: in twenty books: 1 Of the causes of wonderful things. 2 Of the generation of animals. 3 Of the production of new plants. 4 Of increasing houshold-stuff. 5 Of changing metals. 6 Of counterfeiting gold. 7 Of the wonders of the load-stone. 8 Of strange cures. 9 Of beautifying women. 10 Of distillation. 11 Of perfuming. 12 Of artificial fires. 13 Of tempering steel. 14 Of cookery. 15 Of fishing, fowling, hunting, &c. 16 Of invisible writing. 17 Of strange glasses. 18 Of statick experiments. 19 Of pneumatick experiments. 20 Of the Chaos. Wherein are set forth all the riches and delights of the natural sciences.
Uniform title
Magiae naturalis libri viginti. English
Created/published
London : Printed for Thomas Young, and Samuel Speed; and are to be sold at the three Pigeons, and at the Angel in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1658.
Description
[8], 384, 381-388, 393-409, [7] p. : ill. ; (fol.)
Associated name
Porta, Giambattista della, approximately 1535-1615, author.
Gaywood, Richard, active 1650-1680, printmaker.
Gaywood, Richard, active 1650-1680, printmaker.
Note
With additional title page (pi1v), engraved and signed: Natural magick: in xx bookes by Iohn Baptist Porta a Neopolitane: R. Gaywood fecit Lond: 1658.
With 3 final contents leaves.
Signatures: pi² C² D-3I⁴.
With 3 final contents leaves.
Signatures: pi² C² D-3I⁴.
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), P2982
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R33476
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R33476
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
144- 662f
Folger-specific note
Trimmed, affecting some headlines and direction-lines. Provenance: inscriptions on t.p.: "R: S: Cotton" and "Ira Johnson"; faded inscription on recto of engraved t.p.; purchased by Folger from H.W. Edwards, 27 April 1954