DIGBY, (K.), & S. Rattray - Theatrum sympatheticum auctum, exhibens varios authores de pulvere sympathetico quidem: Digbaeum, Straussinum, Papinium et Moyhum de unguento vero armario; Goclenium, Robertum, Helmontium, R. Fluddum,...Praemittitur his Silvestri Rattray, aditus ad sympathiam et anti-pathiam. Ed. novissima, corr. auct,...Norimbergae [Nürnberg], J.A. Endterum & Wolfgangi Junioris Haerades, 1662. Thick 4to. W. printed title in red and black, 1 engr. ill. in the text [at p. 125]. Contemp. full vellum, title in ink on spine, some soiling of covers. (VIII, 722, XLII (index) pp.). Third, best and much enlarged edition. Caillet 10599: Wheeler 152: Collection of tracts by different authors on the 'Weapon Salve' and the 'Powder of Sympathy'. Frequent references to amber and the magnet; symthetic compasses, p. 546.': One of the best collections of texts on the sympathetic powder. A fine copy of a compendium on Digby's famous sympathetic powder. DSB IV, 95/6: 'In 1657 his increasing poor health led Digby to take the waters of Montpellier, where he gave his famous account of the "powder of sympathy", which cured wounds by being rubbed on the weapon that inflicted them. It was a strong solution of vitriol (copper sulfate) in rainwater... it worked in combination of occult and natural powers, that is, by attraction and by the small material particles given off by all objects.': It was supposed to cure at a distance and is of interest also for its references to magnetism. Fergusson vol. II, 444: Partington II, 423 - 427: D. Rubin, Garth Huston collection, Bibl. item 68: 'Best edition in Latin.': 'The engraved front. of the original Endter edition appears as a half-page engraving on page 125.''... much expanded, with material from Goclenius, Helmont, Fludd, Becker, Borelli, Kircher, Sennert and others.': Krivatsy, 11771: 'The 4 works by Sir Kenelm Digby, Laurentius Strauss, Nicolas Papin and Henry Mohy, which were contained in the original edition of the collection published by the same press in 1660, are here reprinted (on pp. 72 - 176.. the editorship of this enlarged edition has been ascribed to Andreas Tentzel.': Duveen p. 564: Dorbon, 4823: Neu 4013: Ferchl, 531: Rosenthal 3265: A very good copy.
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