Gilhofer & Ranschburg (Wien); Gilhofer, Buch- und Kunstantiquariat; Gilhofer & Ranschburg: Katalog (Nr. 257): A mediaeval library of medical and astronomical books and manuscripts: comprising also a collection of 300 early portraits of physicians (Wien: Gilhofer & Ranschburg, 1936)

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III. PHARMACOLOGY — IV. ALCHEMY

Swiss Francs
264 Vogter, Barth. Ein niitzlich vnnd notwenndigs Artzney Buchlein fur den ge-
meynenn menschen. Darinnen von alien kranckhaitenn allerlay art, so dem
menschenn zustehen mogenn, die zu vertreiben. Mit vil bewertenn stiickenn,
Kreutern, Salbenn, Pilaster imd receptenn. Augsburg, H. Steiner, 1536. 4 to.
With woodcut on title repres. an operation. 4, 78 11. Old
vellum. 100.—
A very rare German popular book of receipts by Bartholom. Vogter,
an oculist of Dillingen. Treats of the diseases of the head, eyes, ears, mouth and
nose, tongue, respiration-organs, heart, further venereal diseases, woman’s diseases, epilepsy,
plague, etc. 4 pages deal with dentistry. Numerous pharmaceutical prescriptions are also gi-
ven. The woodcut on title Cafter W e i d i t z) is of high surgical interest. — Slightly spotted.
265 Wagner, P. P. V. Anleitung z. gerichtl. Arzneikunde f. Gerichtsarzte u. Rechtsgelehrte. 2 Bde.
Wien 1833—40. 8. Rote Hmarbde. d. Zt., mit reicher Vergold., G. 24.—
266 Winckler, Nic. Kreuter Chronica mit sampt deren Blomen, Samen, Wurtzeln,
Safften u. Thyren, zu welcher zeyt dise zu der Artzney am bequembsten und
besten wachsen, nach d. natiirl. lauff der Sonnen, in die 12 Monaten gethey-
let. Augsburg, M. Manger, 1577. 8. Pergt. 48.—
Pritzel 10322. Erste u. einzige deutsche Ausgabe eines kuriosen astrolog.
Kalenders, der in Tabellenform die besten Zeiten zum Sammeln medizinischer Heilpflanzen
angibt. Der Autor, Nicolaus Winckler, war Stadtphysikus in Schwabisch-Hall. Titelbl.
leicht beschadigt mit altem Besitzvermerk und Stempel. Etwas kurzrandig, sonst gut erhalten.
267 Wirsung, Chr. Artzney Buch, Darinn fast alle eusserl. u. innerl. Glieder d. Menschl. leibs be-
schriben werden. Heidelbg. 1572. Fol. Alter Schwldrbd. a. H., 2 Schl. (beschad.) 36.—
Friihe Ausgabe. Tl. VIII. enth. zahlr. Rezepte u. pharmakol. interess. Beitr. — Ge-
braunt und fleckig.

IV. Alchemy

268 (Balduinus, Chr. Ad.) Aurum Aurae, vi magnetismi universalis attractum. Colonia ad Spream
1674. 8 vo. 53, 2 pp. Bds. 12.—
Ferguson I. 67—68. Balduinus, 1632—82, alchemist, discovered the fluorescent substance, calcium
nitrate, which is still known as Balduin's phosphorus.
269 Borrichius, Olaus. De ortu et progressu chemicae dissertatio. Hafniae, Hau-
bold, 1668. 4 to. 6 11., 150 pp., 1 1. Swd., uncut. 48.—
Ferguson I. 119. Choulant, Bibl. med.-hist., p. 126. First edition of this early history of
chemistry and alchemy from Clemens Alexandrinus till Descartes. Borrichius (1626—
1690), a man of great acquirements and learning, was professor of chemistry at Copen-
hagen and an ardent defender of the truth of alchemy. He was the founder of the college
of medicine in Copenhagen which bears his name. Slightly browned, name on title.
270 Boyle, Rob. Tentamina quaedam physiologica. C. historia fluiditatis et firmita-
tis. Ex. angl. transl. Ed. nova. Londini, Herringman, 1667. 4 to. 2 11., 148 pp.
Vellum. 60.—
Rare edition, unknown to Ferguson, of very important tracts by the famous English
chemist Robert Boyle (1627—91) one of the scholars who founded chemistry as a mo-
dem science. "The influence of this work was epoch-making and did more than any other
work of the century to arouse a truly critical spirit of scientific logic in chemical thinking".
(Stillmann). Insign, foxed in places.

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