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<dl><dd>Binding: pasteboard with decorated paper spine and ink title</dd>
<dd>Imprint from colophon</dd>
<dd>Signatures: pi⁴ A⁴ ²A⁴ ³A⁴ D⁴ G⁴ A² F² G⁴ I² K² H⁴ L⁴</dd>
<dd>Authorship attributed to Fabianus Arrighius or Laurentius Lazzarinus. Cf. BL Italian 17th cent</dd>
<dd>Illustrated and etched title page (included in pagination)</dd>
<dd>The etchings are by Valerio Spada</dd>
<dd>Pages 67-74 misnumbered 59-66</dd>
<dd>Nagler calls for 12 plates, possibly including some of the variant states of the title page</dd>
<dd>Dedication and dedicatee vary in each copy. The arms on the t.p. were apparently modified accordingly. The location of the prints in each copy varies as well. Cf. Massar</dd>
<dd>Dedicated to Leopoldo de Medici by Franciscus Morinus</dd>
<dd>Backer-Sommervogel</dd>
<dd>Massar, P.D. The prints of Valerio Spada</dd>
<dd>BL Italian, 17th century</dd>
<dd>Nagler, G.K. Künstlerlexikon</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Science; Philosophy; Art and science</div>
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<dl><dd>Spada, Valerio, 1613-1688, engraver</dd>
<dd>Massi, Amador, active 1636-1645, printer</dd>
<dd>Arrighi, Fabiano</dd>
<dd>Lazzarino, Lorenzo</dd>
<dd>Jesuits</dd></dl></div>
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