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Phisionomia

si prudentiam, si cautellam, si sanitatem, si fiduciam, si denique hominum mores ac domesticorum animalium naturas scire cupis, Michelum Scotum legito ([Reprod.])

Also known as Incipit liber phisionomiae ([Reprod.]); Incipit liber phisionomiae quem compilavit magister Michael Scotus ([Reprod.]); Liber phisionomiae magistri Michaelis Scoti ([Reprod.])

by Michael Scot

  • First published:
  • 15th century
  • Language: Latin
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source

[52] leaves ; 13 cm Imprint from ISTC Signatures: a-f⁸ g⁴ Printed on Chancery-size paper, 30 lines to a full page; area of text: 93 x 68 mm. With large ornamental woodcut initials and printed Lombard initials; without catchwords and foliation. Printer's device on title page. Rubrication not called for NLM copy, leaf size: 127 x 90 mm NLM copy, printer's device on title page hand-colored in red, green, and brown; underlinings in brown ink; slightly stained and wormed; leaves 3-6 closely cropped at top NLM holds 1510 volume and manuscript fragments removed from early binding Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Army Medical Library, 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm NLM copy, unidentifiable oval ownership stamp and early inscription in brown ("Ratisp.") on title page NLM copy, parchment binding stained purple; "M.A.I." and ".17.13." tooled on front cover; edges speckled in blue Condition reviewed 20181129 inspection and duplication of camera master microfilm deferred 20050107 digitized. 2019

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Divination and oracles.

  • Divination and oracles

    Controlled discovery queries from gallica and internet-archive matched “physiognomonie” and “Physiognomy”. Retained metadata contains “physiognomonie” in the subject metadata and “Physiognomy” in the subject metadata.

    • “physiognomonie”· via Gallica — Bibliothèque nationale de France
    • “Physiognomy”· via Internet Archive
    • “physiognomonie”· in subject
    • “Physiognomy”· in subject

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si prudentiam, si cautellam, si sanitatem, si fiduciam, si denique hominum mores ac domesticorum animalium naturas scire cupis, Michelum Scotum legito ([Reprod.])

Gallica digitized pre-1900 manifestation

Holding/source: Bibliothèque nationale de France; Physical description: 1 microfilm ; 35 mm; Physical description: Nombre total de vues : 96; Rights: conditions spécifiques d'utilisation - Collection French books; Rights: restricted use

1514[s.n.][s.n.]Latin—Public digital item

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1510-01-01T00:00:00Z[Paris] : [Jean Petit]Latin—Public digitized item

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Identifiers

BnF
  • cb16640361w
  • cb37243798q
  • cb37243803g
  • cb37243905f
  • cb372472102
  • cb37264039x
  • and 3 more
Gallica
  • bpt6k522450
  • bpt6k54075v
  • bpt6k585489
  • bpt6k58549n
  • bpt6k58553w
  • bpt6k60864n
  • and 2 more

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: U.S. National Library of Medicine
  • Digitization sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons, U.S. National Library of Medicine
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana; medicalheritagelibrary; usnationallibraryofmedicine
Catalog id
internet-archive:2211088R.nlm.nih.gov
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