Auction P4047 (Lisbon & Online)
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November 13, 2008 9:00PM — Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon, Portugal
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Johann Jacob Wecker [1528-1586]
De Secretis Libri XVII by Wecker (1528-1586)
Sold by € 6,545.00
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Lot description
De Secretis Libri XVII Ex variis Authoribus collecti, methodiceq; digesti. & aucti. Basilea, Conradi Waldkirchii, 1598. In 8vo, 16+667+31 pages with several inspired on Alchemy illustrations throughout the text. Rare five hundred book edition. Fernando Pessoa’s personal book. Signed on the first page.
REFERENCES: Wecker (1528-1586) professor of logic and Latin and a physician, wrote books on alchemy, pharmacy, cooking and medicine. This work, first published in 1582, deals with angels and demons, magic, the elements and astrology. Signed by Fernando Pessoa.
PROVENANCE [Proveniência]: From the estates of Fernando Pessoa´s inheritors. DIMENSIONS: 17.3 x 11 cm.