Michel Nostradamus - Les Vrayes Centuries Et Propheties

Cologne, Jean Volcker, 1689. Vellum. An early edition of Nostradamus' popular prophetic work, one of the most important works of the sixteenth century, here in the original French. Written in the original French.Register runs as a-b8, A-M8, N4, )a(-)b(8, )c(4. Collated, complete.Nostradamus' influential and culturally important 'Prophecies&apos.This work was originally published in 1555, and became immensely popular over the following centuries.The prophecies are collected in this volume as poems, quatrains, and verses, divided into ten centuries in 942 quatrains, all of which are present in this volume. Nostradamus claimed that he based his predictions on judicial astrology, though it's clear he also got a lot of inspiration from Greek works and the Bible.Typically the predications don't follow a chronological coherence, and were written in French, Greek, Latin, and Occitan. Most of the quatrains deal with the topic of disasters, after which Nostradamus gained the rumour of being able to predict the future.Nostradamus was a French astrologer, who was believed to have supernatural powers of prophecy after the publication of this work, gaining a lot of supporters.This edition includes a brief life of Nostradamus. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper.Index is present to the rear. In a later vellum binding. Externally, with some discolouration and marks to the boards, as is usual with vellum binding. Minor marks and just a little rubbing to the boards. Front hinge is starting a little but remains firm. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Small amount of worming to the rear pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned and clean, with just some odd light spots. Some pages are a little closely cropped to the head, affecting the running title to some leaves. Small patch of worming to the gutter of leaves A1-A5, not affecting text. Small scorch mark to leaf A2, affecting three words only with a very small amount of loss. Small worming patch to leaves )c(3-4, not affecting text. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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