1498/9 INCUNABLE, ALBERTUS MAGNUS ANALYSIS Of CREATION NATURE Of MAN, INCUNABULA
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Reference Number: Avaluer:7046747 | Author: ALBERTUS MAGNUS |
Year Printed: 1498 | Binding: Hardback |
Non-Fiction Subject: History & Military | Special Attributes: 1st Edition |
Albertus, Magnus; Luere, Simon de (Venetië); Torresano, Andrea (I, Venetië)
Publisher: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 19 dec. 1498; 16 feb. 1498/99Selling here is the first and only incunabula edition of Albertus Magnus' 'Analysis of the Creation', the two parts published in 1498/1499.
FIRST EDITION. An Aristotelian analysis of the Creation and of the nature of man. The first part includes discussions of matter, causation, time, the movement of the spheres, the characteristics of angels, etc. Among the questions considered in the second part are the soul versus the body, the human senses and perceptions, dreams and fantasies, the emotions, the intellect, free will, and the possibility of other worlds. "Albert's early identification as a precursor of modern science undoubtedly stemmed from his empiricist methodology, which he learned from Aristotle but which he practiced with a skill unsurpassed by any Schoolman... He stated that evidence based on sense perception is the most secure and is superior to reasoning without experimentation... On the subject of authority, he pointed out that science consists not in simply believing what one is told but in inquiring into the causes of natural things" (DSB).Folio, bound in 19th century marbled paper covered boards.The book measures 22.5cm by 32cm.The contents are lacking 2 leaves, being the title page and table of contents, together with the first and last blank leaf, otherwise complete collation reading: 1-77, [1], 79-194 (Full collation reads:2 dl. ([2], 1-77, [1], 79-195 bl.) Printed in gothic type in double column, margins with sporadic ink annotations in one or two early hands.
A genuine incunable printing and substantially complete, FOR SALE WITHOUT RESERVE.Please View My Other Items For SaleCondition: The binding is scuffed to extremities, split toward base of lower hinge and edges/corners bumped: outer joints strained, the front inner joint more notably cracked and held by the cords. The textblock is firm, contents generally in good clean condition if lightly toned, some marginal water staining toward front and rear and some worm traces to gutter margin through initial 30 or so leaves, single hole through lower fore margin appearing from fo134 through to end: occasional light dust marking, water stain at base of gutter margin heaviest through initial few quires and the first few leaves with some degredation to paper at base as a result, a few leaves more notably browned but generally a good crisp copy, clean on the whole and with ample margins.
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