*** Please note the description of this lot has changed *** Alchemy.-...
*** Please note the description of this lot has changed ***
Alchemy.- Bruno (Giordano).- Llull (Ramon) Opusculum Raymundinum de auditu Kabbalistico sine ad omnes scientias introductorium, collation: A-K8, Paris, Apud Aegidium Gorbinum, 1578; bound with Ars Brevis Illuminati, collation: A-F8,Paris, Apud Aegydium Gorbinum, 1578; bound with Bruno (Giordano) De compendiosa Architectura & complemento artis Lullii, collation: A-E8 F4, Paris, Apud Aegidium Gorbinum, 1582, together 3 works in 1, first work with woodcut device on title, 6 woodcut plates, 1 folding, 1 with volvelle, second work with 2 woodcut plates, 1 folding, and 3 full-page illustrations, 1 with 2 volvelles, third work with 2 woodcut plates, 1 folding, and several woodcut diagrams/illustrations in text, woodcut decorations, lacking final leaf (blank), old calf, rebacked and recornered, preserved in modern suede-lined tan morocco drop-back box, 16mo
*** An exceptional sammelband of works by or relating to Ramon Llull (or Raymond Lull), the 13th century Catalan philospher, alchemist and theologian who is sometimes considered as one of the founding fathers of computing because of his use of logical methods to prove the dogmas of Christian theology. The volvelles present in this copy attest to this. Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) was an Italian philosopher, alchemist, astrologer, cosmological theorist, and esotericist, whose cosmological theories themselves influenced by the nascent Copernican theory, in turn nfluenced Galileo and Leibniz. The presnt work explores the art of memory and mnemonics, using visual imagery and combinatorial principles to enhance memory and knowledge acquisition. The book features illustrations of rotating wheels and other visual aids to help readers understand how to create and manipulate mental images for memory purposes.
Literature: First work Duveen p. 370; cf Caillet 6846. None of the works in Adams.
Provenance: Kellner (ink name on front free endpaper).
Title: Opusculum Raymundinum de auditu Kabbalistico sine ad omnes scientias introductorium
Printer: Apud Aegidium Gorbinum
Place: Paris
Interest: Alchemy
Authors Name: Ramon Llull
Date of Publication: 1578
Authors First Name: Ramon
Authors Surname: Llull
Condition Report
*** Please note the description of this lot has changed ***
Alchemy.- Bruno (Giordano).- Llull (Ramon) Opusculum Raymundinum de auditu Kabbalistico sine ad omnes scientias introductorium, collation: A-K8, Paris, Apud Aegidium Gorbinum, 1578; bound with Ars Brevis Illuminati, collation: A-F8,Paris, Apud Aegydium Gorbinum, 1578; bound with Bruno (Giordano) De compendiosa Architectura & complemento artis Lullii, collation: A-E8 F4, Paris, Apud Aegidium Gorbinum, 1582, together 3 works in 1, first work with woodcut device on title, 6 woodcut plates, 1 folding, 1 with volvelle, second work with 2 woodcut plates, 1 folding, and 3 full-page illustrations, 1 with 2 volvelles, third work with 2 woodcut plates, 1 folding, and several woodcut diagrams/illustrations in text, woodcut decorations, lacking final leaf (blank), old calf, rebacked and recornered, preserved in modern suede-lined tan morocco drop-back box, 16mo
*** An exceptional sammelband of works by or relating to Ramon Llull (or Raymond Lull), the 13th century Catalan philospher, alchemist and theologian who is sometimes considered as one of the founding fathers of computing because of his use of logical methods to prove the dogmas of Christian theology. The volvelles present in this copy attest to this. Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) was an Italian philosopher, alchemist, astrologer, cosmological theorist, and esotericist, whose cosmological theories themselves influenced by the nascent Copernican theory, in turn nfluenced Galileo and Leibniz. The presnt work explores the art of memory and mnemonics, using visual imagery and combinatorial principles to enhance memory and knowledge acquisition. The book features illustrations of rotating wheels and other visual aids to help readers understand how to create and manipulate mental images for memory purposes.
Literature: First work Duveen p. 370; cf Caillet 6846. None of the works in Adams.
Provenance: Kellner (ink name on front free endpaper).
Title: Opusculum Raymundinum de auditu Kabbalistico sine ad omnes scientias introductorium
Printer: Apud Aegidium Gorbinum
Place: Paris
Interest: Alchemy
Authors Name: Ramon Llull
Date of Publication: 1578
Authors First Name: Ramon
Authors Surname: Llull
Condition Report
