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<dl><dd>First published in 1658</dd>
<dd>Translation of Magiae naturalis</dd>
<dd>Title page printed in red and black</dd>
<dd>On the title page, between the words "twenty books" and "wherein are set forth" are printed the titles of the twenty books in two columns separated by a single vertical rule</dd>
<dd>Signatures: pi¹ C² D-3I⁴</dd>
<dd>Head-piece, woodcut initials, catchwords</dd>
<dd>(from title page) 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 of the load-stone -- 8. Of strange cures -- 9. Of beautifying women -- 10. Of destillation -- 11. Of perfuming -- 12. Of artificial fires -- 13. Of tempering steel -- 14. Of cookery -- 15. Of fishing, fowling, hunting, &amp;c. -- 16. Of invisible writing -- 17. Of strange glasses -- 18. Of statick experiments -- 19. Of pneumatick experiments -- 20. Of the Chaos</dd>
<dd>ESTC</dd>
<dd>Krivatsy, P. NLM 17th cent.</dd>
<dd>Wing</dd>
<dd>Microfilm</dd>
<dd>NLM copy, label of Crowther, bookseller, Chester; ownership inscription of J.W., Manchester, 1884, on label affixed to front pastedown; "759 W. Rode" inscribed on title page; ownership inscription of William Dent (partially torn away) on title page verso; initials "WD" inked on fore-edge</dd>
<dd>Condition reviewed</dd>
<dd>digitized</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Physical Phenomena; Alchemy</div>
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Porta, Giambattista della, approximately 1535-1615 author</div>
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