Natural magick by John Baptista Porta, a Neapolitane: in twenty books: 1 Of the causes of wonderful things. 2 Of the generation of animals. 3 Of the production of new plants. 4 Of increasing houshold-stuff. 5 Of changing metals. 6 Of counterfeiting gold. 7 Of the wonders o the load-stone. 8 Of strange cures. 9 Of beautifying women. 10 Of distillation. 11 Of perfuming. 12 Of artificial fires. 13 Of tempering steel. 14 Of cookery. 15 Of fishing, fowling, hunting, &c. 16 Of invisible writing. 17 Of strange glasses. 18 Of statick experiments. 19 Of pneumatick experiments. 20 Of the Chaos. Wherein are set forth all the riches and delights of the natural sciences.

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• Natural magick by John Baptista Porta, a Neapolitane: in twenty books: 1 Of the causes of wonderful things. 2 Of the generation of animals. 3 Of the production of new plants. 4 Of increasing houshold-stuff. 5 Of changing metals. 6 Of counterfeiting gold. 7 Of the wonders o the load-stone. 8 Of strange cures. 9 Of beautifying women. 10 Of distillation. 11 Of perfuming. 12 Of artificial fires. 13 Of tempering steel. 14 Of cookery. 15 Of fishing, fowling, hunting, &c. 16 Of invisible writing. 17 Of strange glasses. 18 Of statick experiments. 19 Of pneumatick experiments. 20 Of the Chaos. Wherein are set forth all the riches and delights of the natural sciences.
• Magiæ naturalis libri viginti. English
• Natural magick: in xx bookes by Iohn Baptist Porta a Neopolitane

People / Organizations

• Thomas Young ("printed for")
• Giambattista della Porta (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for Thomas Young, and Samuel Speed; and are to be sold at the three Pigeons, and at the Angel in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1658.

Added name

Gaywood, Richard, fl. 1650-1680, engraver.

Publication year

1658

ESTC No.

R33476

Grub Street ID

116090

Description

[8], 384, 381-388, 393-409, [7] p. : ill. ; 2⁰

Note

With additional title page (pi1v), engraved and signed: Natural magick: in xx bookes by Iohn Baptist Porta a Neopolitane: R. Gaywood fecit Lond: 1658.

With 3 final contents leaves.

Signatures: pi? C? D-3I?.

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Signatures from DFo