Rome Conradus Sweynheym and Arnoldus Pannartz, in the house of Petrus de Maximo 1468. Folio (400x280 mm). Collation: *8, **8, a-m10, n12, 710, cum8, rum8. 273 of [274] leaves, lacking the last blank. Complete with the other blank leaves, fols. *1, **8, and rum7. Text in one column, 46 lines. Type: 115R. Fine illuminated white vinestem border on fol. a1r, including two large initials 'I' and 'G' illuminated in gold, and in lower panel the arms of Cardinal Niccolò Fieschi, with the manuscript inscription 'nic. car. de flisco.'. Twenty-one illuminated initials in gold on white vinestem panels; capital letters touched with red in text, and with yellow in the Tabula. In the first half of the volume the numbers and headings of the chapters have been supplied in contemporary script, in the second half the numbers only have been written in the upper margins. Nineteenth-century English vellum over pasteboards; covers within double border of gilt fillets, with yapp edges. Spine richly gilt tooled, title in gilt on hazel morocco lettering-piece. Vellum pastedowns and flyleaves. A large and fine copy.Provenance: Cardinal Niccolò Fieschi (1456-1524; coat of arms and ownership inscription on the recto of fol. a1, 'nic. car. de flisco'); from the library of the St. Wenceslas cathedral in Olomouc, North Moravia (ownership inscription on the recto of the first leaf); the British publisher John Murray III (1808-1892), from the London booksellers Frederick Startridge Ellis e David White in 1882 (their letter offering the book to Murray is inserted); Murray's sale at Sotheby's London, Catalogu … [Click Below for Full Description]

First edition and the only separate edition; Gerson (1362-1428) was a French theologian, educator, scholar, poet and philosopher, at some point a leader of the conciliar movement for the Catholic Church reform which lead to the ending of the Great Schism, widely known for the two simultaneous Popes (Rome and Avignon), and a significant figure in the Council of Constance: "the most attractive and the most influential theological leader of the first half of the fifteenth century" (Schaff, History of the Christian Church , Vol. IV. 207). It is attributed to Gerson As Chancellor of the University of Paris he encouraged those currents of reform that advocated a more personal and mystical religion than had been so far taught in school, aiming to complement the rationalism of high scholasticism with contemplation and practical piety. "It would be difficult to find anywhere ideas that better sum up the whole tradition of Christian Spirituality than what we find in the pages that [Gerson] wrote." (Jean Gerson: Mystic and Reformer . Preface, x) The date of this edition is unclear, Goff dates it c.1470 whilst GW 1468. This work was usually found printed alongside the Imitatio Christi, which was erroneously attributed to Gerson, it was only later scholarship that proved that in fact the Imitatio was the creation of Kempis; however, this is testament to the high estimation Gerson had as spiritual guide in the later Middle Ages. The Meditatione Cordis was almost as famous as the Imitatio. Copinger 7628; Pellechet, nº 5181 (collation error) - BMC, 1, p. 184 - Goff, G-231. G … [Click Below for Full Description]

First edition of Gerson´s significant contribution to medieval spirituality. [1468-70]. [Cologne]. Ulrich Zell. 4to (211 x 146 mm). 56 ff. Modern calf blind-stamped in contemporary style, bronce corner pieces. Overall fine copy, initials supplied in red, large margins. 28,000 $ First edition and the only separate edition; Gerson (1362-1428) was a French theologian, educator, scholar, poet and philosopher, at some point a leader of the conciliar movement for the Catholic Church reform which lead to the ending of the Great Schism, widely known for the two simultaneous Popes (Rome and Avignon), and a significant figure in the Council of Constance: "the most attractive and the most influential theological leader of the first half of the fifteenth century" (Schaff, History of the Christian Church , Vol. IV. 207). It is attributed to Gerson As Chancellor of the University of Paris he encouraged those currents of reform that advocated a more personal and mystical religion than had been so far taught in school, aiming to complement the rationalism of high scholasticism with contemplation and practical piety. "It would be difficult to find anywhere ideas that better sum up the whole tradition of Christian Spirituality than what we find in the pages that [Gerson] wrote." (Jean Gerson: Mystic and Reformer . Preface, x) The date of this edition is unclear, Goff dates it c.1470 whilst GW 1468. This work was usually found printed alongside the Imitatio Christi, which was erroneously attributed to Gerson, it was only later scholarship that proved that in fact the Imitatio was the creation … [Click Below for Full Description]

Adams L-1468 (lacking 1 map); Brunet IV, col. 651 (without the plates); Cox I, pp. 354-355; Gay, Bibl. de l'Afrique et l'Arabe 3077 (without the maps); for the maps: Betz, The mapping of Africa 34-36, 186; Norwich, Africa 16. First edition of one of the main sources for authentic information on central Africa. Filippo Pigafetta, a relative of Antonio Pigafetta, Magellan's companion on his first circumnavigation of the world, based his work on the information he collected from the Portuguese traveller Duarte Lopez, who sailed to the Congo in 1578 and stayed in Loanda until 1587. Pigafetta's important and beautifully illustrated account deals with the geography of the country, its animals, the inhabitants and their customs, the Portuguese trade, missionary activities, etc. Of special interest are his history and descriptions of Congolese tribes and their kings. It remained the main source for information on the Congo and central Africa up to the middle of the 19th century. The fine and decorative map of Africa includes the Red Sea and parts of the Arabian Peninsula.With the maps repaired and mounted on cloth, and a tear repaired in 1 folding plate, slightly foxed, margins of the plates frayed (without affecting the images, but in one case reaching the border). Some small stains on the binding and the spine a bit worn. Good copy, complete with all the maps and plates. [Attributes: First Edition]

Durling 4190; Heirs of Hippocrates 44; Renouard, Colines, p. 218; USTC 146566 (6 copies); Wellcome I, 5938. A rare collection of remedies intended for the use of the poor, in the form of a poem of 1115 hexameters in 65 chapters, written early in the third century by either the elder or the younger Quintus Serenus Sammonicus, here printed and published by the great Paris printer Simon de Colines: the second edition to be edited by the Cologne physician Johannes Caesarius (1468?-1550). De Colines's typography and presswork are stunning and the paper is of the highest quality. The earlier chapters contain medicinal recipes for ailments of various body parts, arranged from head to foot. The later chapters provide remedies for wounds, fever, broken bones, dislocated bones, insomnia, lethargy, epilepsy, jaundice, warts, etc. It mixes traditional herbal medicines, many now back in fashion, with incantations and other magic now regarded as superstitious or bizarre. It is followed, beginning on the verso of leaf 24, by De ponderibus & mensuris, a shorter poem attributed to Quintus Remmius Palaemon (fl. ca. 48 AD), but now believed to have been written in or around the fifth century. It is largely a memory aid for weights and measures and introduced the word "gramma" (gram) as a unit of weight.With an occasional contemporary or near contemporary manuscript note in the generous fore-edge margin. In very good condition and only slightly trimmed. The binding shows a couple small superficial scratches but is also very good.

Durling 4190; Heirs of Hippocrates 44; Renouard, Colines, p. 218; USTC 146566 (6 copies); Wellcome I, 5938. A rare collection of remedies intended for the use of the poor, in the form of a poem of 1115 hexameters in 65 chapters, written early in the third century by either the elder or the younger Quintus Serenus Sammonicus, here printed and published by the great Paris printer Simon de Colines: the second edition to be edited by the Cologne physician Johannes Caesarius (1468?-1550). De Colines's typography and presswork are stunning and the paper is of the highest quality. The earlier chapters contain medicinal recipes for ailments of various body parts, arranged from head to foot. The later chapters provide remedies for wounds, fever, broken bones, dislocated bones, insomnia, lethargy, epilepsy, jaundice, warts, etc. It mixes traditional herbal medicines, many now back in fashion, with incantations and other magic now regarded as superstitious or bizarre. It is followed, beginning on the verso of leaf 24, by De ponderibus & mensuris, a shorter poem attributed to Quintus Remmius Palaemon (fl. ca. 48 AD), but now believed to have been written in or around the fifth century. It is largely a memory aid for weights and measures and introduced the word "gramma" (gram) as a unit of weight.With an occasional contemporary or near contemporary manuscript note in the generous fore-edge margin. In very good condition and only slightly trimmed. The binding shows a couple small superficial scratches but is also very good.

Durling 4190; Heirs of Hippocrates 44; Renouard, Colines, p. 218; USTC 146566 (6 copies); Wellcome I, 5938. A rare collection of remedies intended for the use of the poor, in the form of a poem of 1115 hexameters in 65 chapters, written early in the third century by either the elder or the younger Quintus Serenus Sammonicus, here printed and published by the great Paris printer Simon de Colines: the second edition to be edited by the Cologne physician Johannes Caesarius (1468?-1550). De Colines's typography and presswork are stunning and the paper is of the highest quality. The earlier chapters contain medicinal recipes for ailments of various body parts, arranged from head to foot. The later chapters provide remedies for wounds, fever, broken bones, dislocated bones, insomnia, lethargy, epilepsy, jaundice, warts, etc. It mixes traditional herbal medicines, many now back in fashion, with incantations and other magic now regarded as superstitious or bizarre. It is followed, beginning on the verso of leaf 24, by De ponderibus & mensuris, a shorter poem attributed to Quintus Remmius Palaemon (fl. ca. 48 AD), but now believed to have been written in or around the fifth century. It is largely a memory aid for weights and measures and introduced the word "gramma" (gram) as a unit of weight.With an occasional contemporary or near contemporary manuscript note in the generous fore-edge margin. In very good condition and only slightly trimmed. The binding shows a couple small superficial scratches but is also very good.

Durling 4190; Heirs of Hippocrates 44; Renouard, Colines, p. 218; USTC 146566 (6 copies); Wellcome I, 5938. A rare collection of remedies intended for the use of the poor, in the form of a poem of 1115 hexameters in 65 chapters, written early in the third century by either the elder or the younger Quintus Serenus Sammonicus, here printed and published by the great Paris printer Simon de Colines: the second edition to be edited by the Cologne physician Johannes Caesarius (1468?-1550). De Colines's typography and presswork are stunning and the paper is of the highest quality. The earlier chapters contain medicinal recipes for ailments of various body parts, arranged from head to foot. The later chapters provide remedies for wounds, fever, broken bones, dislocated bones, insomnia, lethargy, epilepsy, jaundice, warts, etc. It mixes traditional herbal medicines, many now back in fashion, with incantations and other magic now regarded as superstitious or bizarre. It is followed, beginning on the verso of leaf 24, by De ponderibus & mensuris, a shorter poem attributed to Quintus Remmius Palaemon (fl. ca. 48 AD), but now believed to have been written in or around the fifth century. It is largely a memory aid for weights and measures and introduced the word "gramma" (gram) as a unit of weight.With an occasional contemporary or near contemporary manuscript note in the generous fore-edge margin. In very good condition and only slightly trimmed. The binding shows a couple small superficial scratches but is also very good.

[1468-70]. [Cologne]. Ulrich Zell. 4to (211 x 146 mm). 56 ff. Modern calf blind-stamped in contemporary style, bronce corner pieces. Overall fine copy, initials supplied in red, large margins.- First edition and the only separate edition; Gerson (1362-1428) was a French theologian, educator, scholar, poet and philosopher, at some point a leader of the conciliar movement for the Catholic Church reform which lead to the ending of the Great Schism, widely known for the two simultaneous Popes (Rome and Avignon), and a significant figure in the Council of Constance: "the most attractive and the most influential theological leader of the first half of the fifteenth century" (Schaff, History of the Christian Church , Vol. IV. 207). It is attributed to Gerson As Chancellor of the University of Paris he encouraged those currents of reform that advocated a more personal and mystical religion than had been so far taught in school, aiming to complement the rationalism of high scholasticism with contemplation and practical piety. "It would be difficult to find anywhere ideas that better sum up the whole tradition of Christian Spirituality than what we find in the pages that [Gerson] wrote." (Jean Gerson: Mystic and Reformer . Preface, x) The date of this edition is unclear, Goff dates it c.1470 whilst GW 1468. This work was usually found printed alongside the Imitatio Christi, which was erroneously attributed to Gerson, it was only later scholarship that proved that in fact the Imitatio was the creation of Kempis; however, this is testament to the high estimation Gerson … [Click Below for Full Description]

Der Autor Professor Dr. Walter Veith forscht seit vielen Jahren auf dem Gebiet der Ernährung. Mit diesem Buch ist es ihm gelungen, einschlägige wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse der letzten Jahre kritisch zu werten und so Empfehlungen auszuarbeiten, die dem Anspruch an eine gesunde Ernährung gerecht werden. Das Buch liefert die Grundlagen, die zum kritischen Nachdenken über unsere Ernährungssituation anregen und den Anstoß zu einer Ernährungsumstellung geben können. Außerdem enthält es einen speziellen Rezeptteil. In einer Zeit mangelnder oder falscher Informationen über Ernährung gibt Prof. Dr. Walter Veith wissenschaftlich fundierte Antworten auf die Fragen nach einem gesunden Lebensstil Wo liegen die Ursachen für Krebs, Gefäßkrankheiten, Arthritis und andere degenerative Erkrankungen? Gibt es eine Erklärung für Übergewicht? Ist es wirklich aussichtslos, sein Normalgewicht zu erreichen? Osteoporose - wie kann ich dem Knochenabbau vorbeugen? Welchen Einfluß üben Nahrungsmittelzusätze auf unsere Gesundheit aus? Birgt eine vegetarische Ernährung Gesundheitsrisiken in sich? Was läßt sich über die vegane Lebensweise, also den Verzicht auf alle tierischen Produkte - auch Milcherzeugnisse - sagen? Eine auch für den Laien verständliche Darstellung neuester Erkenntnisse der Ernährungswissenschaft. Der umfassende Rezeptteil erleichtert die Umstellung auf einen gesunden Lebensstil. Wenn man dieses Buch gelesen hat, kann man gar nicht anders, als seine Ernährung umstellen. Was tun, oder haben wir unserem Körper alles angetan?! Kein Wunder, daß wir uns nicht gesund und fit fühlen.Mein Ti … [Click Below for Full Description]

1 pièce signée sur vélin 11,5 x 35 cm 10/06/1468 Taches et mouillures n’empêchant pas la lecture. Très rare brevet accordé par le dernier duc de Bretagne à Jehan de Champeaulx « de la paroisse de Saint Clemens près Nantes » pour être « nostre secrétaire et passeur par toutes noz cours juridictions et havres de noz pais et duché de Bretaigne. Aux droiz honneurs prérogatives franchises libertez prouffiz et emolumens aud. office acoustumez et y appartenant. Auquel de Champeaulx de faire et exécuter doresnavant ledit office parmi le serment qu'il fera es mains de nostre bien aimé et feal chancellier de bien et loyaulment foy y porter [.] ». Dernier duc de Bretagne (1548-1488). [Attributes: Signed Copy]

Adams L-1468 (lacking 1 map); Brunet IV, col. 651 (without the plates); Cox I, pp. 354-355; Gay, Bibl. de l'Afrique et l'Arabe 3077 (without the maps); for the maps: Betz, The mapping of Africa 34-36, 186; Norwich, Africa 16. First edition of one of the main sources for authentic information on central Africa. Filippo Pigafetta, a relative of Antonio Pigafetta, Magellan's companion on his first circumnavigation of the world, based his work on the information he collected from the Portuguese traveller Duarte Lopez, who sailed to the Congo in 1578 and stayed in Loanda until 1587. Pigafetta's important and beautifully illustrated account deals with the geography of the country, its animals, the inhabitants and their customs, the Portuguese trade, missionary activities, etc. Of special interest are his history and descriptions of Congolese tribes and their kings. It remained the main source for information on the Congo and central Africa up to the middle of the 19th century. The fine and decorative map of Africa includes the Red Sea and parts of the Arabian Peninsula.With the maps repaired and mounted on cloth, and a tear repaired in 1 folding plate, slightly foxed, margins of the plates frayed (without affecting the images, but in one case reaching the border). Some small stains on the binding and the spine a bit worn. Good copy, complete with all the maps and plates.