I secreti della Signora Isabella Cortese, ne’ quali si contengono cose minerali, medecinali, profumi, belletti, artifitii, & alchimia; con altre belle curiosità aggiunte

by Isabella Cortese

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In carta rustica, with a white paper spine label. Title partially inked on the spine. Manuscript signature on front pastedown “C omp te Juane? Pelig … ” . With a woodcut vignette on the title page and in-text woodcut illustrations of alchemical instruments on pp. 50, 57, 186; with intricate animalistic and anthropomorphic woodcut initials throughout. 8vo 15 x 10.5 cm , pp. 1-16 1-206. Binding detached from the text block. Soiling on the covers, water stains and foxing throughout the

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