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Augustini Niphi philosophi Suessani De falsa diluuii prognosticatione, quae ex conuentu omnium planetarum, qui in Piscibus continget anno M.D. XXIIII diuulgata est : libri tres ad Carolum primum diuino afflante spiritu Caesarem, semper Augustum.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nifo, Agostino, approximately 1473-1545?
- Language:
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Astrology--Early works to 1800.
- Astrology.
- Floods--Early works to 1800.
- Floods.
- Physical Description:
- 28 unnumbered pages ; 20 cm (4to)
- Other Title:
- Avgvstini Niphi philosophi, Suessani De falsa diluvii prognosticatione
- De falsa diluvii prognosticatione
- Fingerprint:
- t,n- r,io t.fi matp (C) 1520 (R)
- Place of Publication:
- [Paris?] : [Pierre Vidoué], MDXX [1520]
- Notes:
- Signatures: A-B⁴ C⁶.
- Place of publication and printer's name suggested from Harvard College Library Catalogue of French 16th cent. books, no. 38, 418, 419 & 504.
- Criblé initials on A1v and A2r.
- Includes an astrological explanation of the origin of syphilis.
- Colophon reads: Anno domini, M, D, XX, mense Februarii, impressum ac vltimo reuisum.
- Published also in Florence, Naples, and Bologna, in the same year. Cf. Adams, Wellcome cat. of printed books, and Thorndike, History of magic & experimental science.
- Printed marginalia.
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy has a few ms. marginal notes throughout.
- Culture Class Collection copy imperfect: leaf A3 misbound after A1 and leaf A2 misbound after A3.
- OCLC:
- 144511995
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