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KIRCHER. Magnes sive de Arte Magnetica.

1654
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KIRCHER. Magnes sive de Arte Magnetica.
1654

 
KIRCHER, Athanasius. Magnes sive de arte magnetica opus tripartitum quo praeterquam quod universa magnetis Natura, eiusque in omnibus Artibus & Scientijs usus nova methodo explicetur.
Rome, R. Dcuersin. & Z. Masotti, 1654

Folio; 325 x 230 mm. Legatura coeva in vitello bruno screziato, dorso dorato con nervi, ornamenti a scomparti bordi spruzzati. Antiporta incisa, frontespizio stampato in rosso e nero con grande incisione, armi incise a piena pagina del dedicatario Ferdinando IV. Pp. [32 nn. inclusa l’antiporta], pp. 618, [28]. Illustrato con 34 tavole incise per lo più a piena pagina, 215 illustrazioni xilografiche e molti esempi di musica. Lievi bruniture in alcuni punti, per il resto copia pulita in buono stato di conservazione.

Terza edizione ampliata e unica in folio. Merrill: “This third edition of Magnes, the finest and most complete of the three editions, was greatly enlarged by Kircher. It contains many observations and experiments not in the two previous editions” Un'opera veramente enciclopedica sul magnetismo ricca di teorie pseudo-scientifiche e fantastiche, applicate a ogni tipo di disciplina: cosmologia, astronomia, geografia, ottica, elettricità, medicina, metallurgia, musica, ecc. Il magnetismo e l'elettromagnetismo (termine coniato da Kircher in quest'opera) sono concepiti come una forza universale della natura. Caillet: “Le chapitre qui traite du magnétisme musicale est remarquable” Wheeler Gift: “Celebrated work. It deals with electrics as a magnetism, showing green versatility and encyclopaedic knowledge. He controverts Gilbert’s theories in magnetism and those of Kepler in astronomy”.
De Baeker & Sommervogel IV vols 1048-49; Caillet 5780; Merrill 6; Krivatsy 6400; Poggendorff 1. pp. 1258-1259; Ronalds 267. STC 461; Wheeler Gift 116a; Wellcome III, 394.

Condition Report

Folio; 325 x 230 mm. contemporary brown mottled calf binding, gilt spine with raised bands, tooled in compartments, sprinkled edges. Engraved frontispiece, title page printed in red and black with large engraving, full-page engraved arms of the dedicatee Ferdinand IV. Pp. [32 nn. incl. Frontispiece], pp. 618, [28]. Illustrated with 34 mostly full page engraved plates, 215 woodcut illustrations, and many examples of music. Slight browning in places, else a clean copy in good condition.

Third enlarged and the only folio edition. Merrill: “This third edition of Magnes, the finest and most complete of the three editions, was greatly enlarged by Kircher. It contains many observations and experiments not in the two previous editions” A truly encyclopedic work on magnetism rich in pseudo-scientific and fantastic theories, applied to every kind of disciplines: cosmology, astronomy, geography, optics, electricity, medicine, metallurgy, music, etc Magnetism and electromagnetism (a term coined by Kircher in this work) are conceived as a universal force of nature. Caillet: “Le chapitre qui traite du magnétisme musicale est remarquable” Wheeler Gift: “Celebrated work. It deals with electrics as a magnetism, showing green versatility and encyclopaedic knowledge. He controverts Gilbert’s theories in magnetism and those of Kepler in astronomy”.
De Baeker & Sommervogel IV vols 1048-49; Caillet 5780; Merrill 6; Krivatsy 6400; Poggendorff 1. pp. 1258-1259; Ronalds 267. STC 461; Wheeler Gift 116a; Wellcome III, 394.

Bibliografia

De Baeker & Sommervogel IV vols 1048-49; Caillet 5780; Merrill 6; Krivatsy 6400; Poggendorff 1. pp. 1258-1259; Ronalds 267. STC 461; Wheeler Gift 116a; Wellcome III, 394.
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