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Sale 945 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
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BOODT, Anselmus Boetius de (1550?-1634). Gemmarum et Lapidum Historia. Leiden: Joannis Maire, 1647. [Bound with:] LAET, Joannis de (1581-1649). De Gemmis et lapidibus libri duo. Quibus praemittitur Theophrasti liber de lapidibus Graece & Latine. Leiden: Joannis Maire, 1647.
8vo (189 x 113 mm). 2 folding tables in the first work; in-text woodcuts throughout both works. (Some minor spotting.) Contemporary vellum, black morocco lettering-piece, yapp edges, edges sprinkled blue. Provenance: Bornius (signature); Melvin Edward Jahn (bookplate).
Third edition of the Gemmarum by Boodt, FIRST EDITION of De Gemmis by Laet. Boodt's Gemmarium was the definitive work in the 17th century with regards to splitting diamonds, distinguishing authentic gemstones, and measuring the hardness of stones. He describes some 600 known minerals, describing their properties and medical uses. In the second work, Laet discusses Boodt's work, and includes a translation of Theophrastus's book on stones with Laet's short annotations.
Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat Botanicum