Author: Strozzi Cigogna
Title: Del Palagio de Gl&Apos;Incanti, Et Delle Gran Merauiglie de Gli Spiriti, & Di Tutta la Natura
Description: Brescia, Appresso Francesco Tebaldino, 1605 . First edition. Hardback. The very scarce first edition of Strozzi Cigogna work on occultism, daemonology, magic, and witchcraft. In the original Italian. The very scarce first edition of this work, very scarce in all editions. The first edition of 1605 was published simultaneously by four different publishers, in both Venice and Brescia. This is the Francesco Tebaldino edition.Described by scholars as 'the most comprehensive and original treatise on angelic beings ever written in early modern Europe', and as 'the most systematic taxonomy of the demonic presences inhabiting the creation&apos.Cigogna combines theories on god, the origin of the world and pagan, Christian, Hermetic and Cabalistic ideas in order to describe the nature of angels, and the hierarchy of demonic beings.The work is supplemented with a wealth of anecdotes, some recounted to the author by the archpriest of Barbarano, who personally had experienced supernatural happenings.With a bookseller's label to front pastedown. *-2*8, 3*4, A-2Q8Collated, complete. A very scarce and highly influential work; one of the supernatural anecdotes in this volume inspired a poem by the English Gothic novelist Matthew Lewis, author of 'The Monk&apos.The work was approved of by the Spanish Inquisition upon publication. In paper covered boards, with handwritten title to back strip. Back strip age toned, with small split to back strip tail. Front joint starting, with board firmly held. Hinges strained, with front hinge somewhat tender. Bookseller's label and inscription to front pastedown. Lacking the front and rear free endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound, with binding strained between pages 528-529, with one leaf tenderly held. Title page significantly age toned, with ink to title page tail. Light tide marks throughout the work, to tails of leaves and margins. Marginal pencil notations throughout, with instances of underlinging. A touch of worming to head of pages 95-130. Major closed tear repaired by tape to page 285. Good . Ill.: None. Good .
Keywords: Demonology magic occultism Strozzi Cigogna magic Del palagio de gl'incanti, et delle gran merauiglie de gli spiriti, di tutta la natura Diuiso in libri XXXXV. & in III. prospettiue None
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Title: Del Palagio de Gl&Apos;Incanti, Et Delle Gran Merauiglie de Gli Spiriti, & Di Tutta la Natura
Description: Brescia, Appresso Francesco Tebaldino, 1605 . First edition. Hardback. The very scarce first edition of Strozzi Cigogna work on occultism, daemonology, magic, and witchcraft. In the original Italian. The very scarce first edition of this work, very scarce in all editions. The first edition of 1605 was published simultaneously by four different publishers, in both Venice and Brescia. This is the Francesco Tebaldino edition.Described by scholars as 'the most comprehensive and original treatise on angelic beings ever written in early modern Europe', and as 'the most systematic taxonomy of the demonic presences inhabiting the creation&apos.Cigogna combines theories on god, the origin of the world and pagan, Christian, Hermetic and Cabalistic ideas in order to describe the nature of angels, and the hierarchy of demonic beings.The work is supplemented with a wealth of anecdotes, some recounted to the author by the archpriest of Barbarano, who personally had experienced supernatural happenings.With a bookseller's label to front pastedown. *-2*8, 3*4, A-2Q8Collated, complete. A very scarce and highly influential work; one of the supernatural anecdotes in this volume inspired a poem by the English Gothic novelist Matthew Lewis, author of 'The Monk&apos.The work was approved of by the Spanish Inquisition upon publication. In paper covered boards, with handwritten title to back strip. Back strip age toned, with small split to back strip tail. Front joint starting, with board firmly held. Hinges strained, with front hinge somewhat tender. Bookseller's label and inscription to front pastedown. Lacking the front and rear free endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound, with binding strained between pages 528-529, with one leaf tenderly held. Title page significantly age toned, with ink to title page tail. Light tide marks throughout the work, to tails of leaves and margins. Marginal pencil notations throughout, with instances of underlinging. A touch of worming to head of pages 95-130. Major closed tear repaired by tape to page 285. Good . Ill.: None. Good .
Keywords: Demonology magic occultism Strozzi Cigogna magic Del palagio de gl'incanti, et delle gran merauiglie de gli spiriti, di tutta la natura Diuiso in libri XXXXV. & in III. prospettiue None
Price: GBP 2900.00 = appr. US$ 4141.16 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 899F70
- Book number: 899F70
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