Aurelius Augustinus - Sancti Augustini Hipponensis episcopi et ecclesiæ doctoris Epistolæ quædam selectæ - 1689
No. 17471345
Rutilio Benincasa Cosentino - Almanacco Perpetuo - 1719
No. 17471345
Rutilio Benincasa Cosentino - Almanacco Perpetuo - 1719
Almanacco Perpetuo di Rutilio Benincasa Cosentino
Illustrato e diviso in cinque parti da Ottavio Beltrano di Terranova di Calabria Citra
Opera molto necessaria e dilettevole, come anco di gran giovamento, e utile a ciascheduno, e particolarmente Ad Astrologi, Fisionomici, Medici, Fisici, Chirurgi, Barbieri, Distillatori, Alchimisti, Agricoltori, Pittori, Nocchieri, Viandanti, Mastri di Campo, Sargenti Maggiori, Aiutanti, e qualunque altra persona curiosa.
Con due copiosissime tavole di tutto quello, che si contiene nel presente Almanacco.
In Venetia, Appresso Christoforo Bortoli, 1719
Pages: 32; 516; 140; 2b.
Volume containing extensive and diverse notions: "summa" of scientific and popular beliefs of the late sixteenth century.
There you will find topics as diverse as: annual astrological forecast, tables to calculate the moon phases and all configurations of the moon in perpetuity through their effects on weather, tables on the structure of the calendar and of the holidays, chronology of all the most important historical events since the creation of the world, notions of anatomy and medical astrology, the influence of heavenly bodies on agriculture, geography and cosmography, a treatise on the art of navigation and orientation, notions of arithmetic and geometry with their applications to various fields of human activity (from commercial arithmetic to military art), etc.
Coeval soft cardboard binding.
Size: approx 11 x 16.5 x 4.5 cm.
In good overall condition; small and normal signs of wear.
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