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Enciclopedia dell' inventiva umana - Virgili, Polidoro
By Polidoro Virgilio da Vrbino De gli inuentori delle cose. Books eight[…] reprinted, 1587
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Florence, Filippo and Jacopo Giunti, 1587. In 4th. Typographic brand on the title page, and at the end, Initials and friezes, xilographic, various brownings and some stains, missing white 2D6 paper, 19th century half leather binding, smooth spine with gilt wheels, label bearing author and title on red label.
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First vernacular edition of this encyclopedia dedicated to human inventiveness, published for the first time in 1499. The work narrates the origin of a vast number of inventions, from religion to grammar, tragedy, astrology (pp. 47 -51), medicine, magic, memory, painting, agriculture, wine, and more.
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