Vnheard-of curiosities : concerning the talismanical sculpture of the Persians; the horoscope of the patriarkes; and the reading of the stars. Written in French, by James Gaffarel. And Englished by Edmund Chilmead, Mr. of Arts, and chaplaine of Christ-Church Oxon.
- Gaffarel, Jacques, 1601-1681
- Date:
- 1650
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Also known as
Curiositez inouyes, sur la sculpture talismanique des persans. Horoscope des patriarches. Et lecture des estoilles. English
Unheard-of curiosities: concerning the talismanical sculpture of the Persians; the horoscope of the patriarkes; and the reading of the stars.
Publication/Creation
London : Printed by G.D. for Humphrey Moseley, and are to be sold at his shop, at the Princes Armes in St. Pauls Church-Yard, 1650.
Physical description
40 unnumbered pages, 433 pages, 9 unnumbered pages, folded plate
Notes
A translation of: Curiositez inouyes, sur la sculpture talismanique des persans. Horoscope des patriarches. Et lecture des estoilles.
The first leaf contains "The testimony that Leo Allatius gives, in his Apes urbanæ, concerning this book".
The final quire A⁴ contains advertisements, with caption title: Courteous reader, these books following are printed for Humphrey Moseley, and are to be sold at his shop at the Princes Armes in St Pauls Church-yard." (first line: 1. The history of the banished virgin, a ro-).
The "plates" are woodcuts.
Annotation on Thomason copy: "May 14".
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
References note
Wing (2nd ed.) G105.
Thomason E.1216[1].
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Thomason Tracts ; 169:E1216[1]) s1999 miun s