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The secrets of Albertus Magnus

of the vertues of herbs, stones, and certain beasts. Whereunto is newly added, a short discourse of the seven planets, governing the nativities of children. Also a book of the same author, of the marvellous things of the world, and of certain things, caused of certain beasts

by Albertus Magnus

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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128 unnumbered pages ; 15 cm (8vo) Collation includes preliminary blank leaf A translation of the author's De virtutibus herbarum, lapidum, & animalium quorundam libellus, and his De mirabilibus mundi, ac de quibusdam effectibus causatis à quibusdam animalibus

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Astrology and Cryptozoology and Forteana.

  • Astrology

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Astrology”. Retained metadata contains “Astrology” in the subject metadata.

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  • Cryptozoology and Forteana

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Curiosities and wonders”. Retained metadata contains “Curiosities and wonders” in the subject metadata.

    • “Curiosities and wonders”· via Internet Archive
    • “Curiosities and wonders”· via Open Library
    • “Curiosities and wonders”· in subject

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of the vertues of herbs, stones, and certain beasts. Whereunto is newly added, a short discourse of the seven planets, governing the nativities of children. Also a book of the same author, of the marvellous things of the world, and of certain things, caused of certain beasts

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1691London : Printed by M.H. and J.M. and are to be sold by J. Wright, J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, & T. Passinger; Printed by M.H. and J.M. and are to be sold by J. Wright, J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, & T. PassingerEnglish—Public

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  • Contributing institution: Wellcome Library
  • Digitization sponsor: Wellcome Library
  • 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: europeanlibraries; medicalheritagelibrary; wellcomelibrary
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  • Source-reported rights: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" rel="ugc nofollow">This work is available under the Creative Commons, Public Domain Mark</a>
  • Source-reported rights: This work is available under the Creative Commons, Public Domain Mark
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