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Georgii Agricolae De ortu & causis subterraneorum, lib. V : De natura eorum quæ effluunt ex terra, lib. IIII : De natura fossilium, lib. X : De ueteribus & nouis metallis, lib. II : Bermannus, siue, De re metallica dialogus, lib. I / interpretatio Germanica uocum rei metallicæ, addito duplici indice, altero rerum, altero locorum ; omnia ab ipso authore, cum haud pœnitenda accessione, recens recognita.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Agricola, Georg, 1494-1555, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Works. Selections
- Language:
- German
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Geology--Early works to 1800.
- Geology.
- Paleontology--Early works to 1800.
- Paleontology.
- Mineralogy--Early works to 1800.
- Mineralogy.
- Genre:
- Early works.
- Physical Description:
- [8], 470, [2], [40] pages : illustrations ; 33 cm (fol.)
- Contained In:
- Georgii Agricolae de re metallica libri XII. 31198054676239
- Other Title:
- De ortu & causis subterraneorum, lib. V
- Fingerprint:
- pon- eion erm- fope (3) 1558 (R)
- Place of Publication:
- Basileae : In Officina Frobeniana per Hieronymum Frobenium, & Nicolaum Episcopium ..., MDLVIII [1558]
- Notes:
- Originally published in 1546.
- Printer's names from colophon on leaf 2T7r which reads: Basileae in Officina Frobeniana per Hieronymum Frobenium, & Nicolaum Episcopium, Mense Septembri, Anno M. D. LVIII.
- Signatures: a⁴ A-2O⁶ 2P⁸ 2Q-2S⁶ 2T⁸ (leaves 2Q6 and 2T8 blanks).
- Woodcut devices (title vignette and on leaf 2T7v), illustration and initials.
- Errata on leaf 2T7r.
- Includes indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Smith copy imperfect: leaves 2T2 and 2T8 (the latter blank) wanting.
- Smith copy bound with: Agricola, Georg. Basileae : Apud Hieron. Frobenium et Nicolaum Episcopium, MDLVI [1556].
- Smith copy has a few early manuscript notes in text.
- Smith copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 1928.
- Smith copy has exhibition label and typescript description of this copy laid in.
- Cited in:
- VD 16 A 929
- Contains:
- De natura eorum quæ effluunt ex terra, lib. IIII
- De natura fossilium, lib. X
- De ueteribus & nouis metallis, lib. II
- Bermannus, siue, De re metallica dialogus, lib. I
- OCLC:
- 8456903
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