A Late Discourse Made in a Solemne Assembly of Nobles and Learned Men at Montpellier in France, by Sr. Kenelme Digby, Knight, &c. Touching the Cure of Wounds by the Powder of Sympathy
Published by London, Printed for R. Lowndes at the White Lion, and T. Davies at the Bible in S. Pauls Church-yard, over against the little North Door, 1658., 1658
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Digby’s famous ‘Powder of Sympathy’ here in the Second English Edition, published the same year as the First. The full title reads: A Late Discourse Made in a Solemne Assembly of Nobles and Learned Men at Montpellier in France, by Sr. Kenelme Digby, Knight, &c. Touching the Cure of Wounds by the Powder of Sympathy; With Instructions how to make the said Powder; whereby many other Secrets of Nature are unfolded. Rendered faithfully out of French into English by R. White, gent. The Second Edition corrected and augmented, with the addition of an index. London, Printed for R. Lowndes at the White Lion, and T. Davies at the Bible in S. Pauls Church-yard, over against the little North Door, 1658. The volume is paginated as follows: [10], 152, [5] p. The volume collates A – G12 Two leaf index and one leaf advertisement at the end. Translation of "Discours fait en une célèbre assemblée, touchant la guérison des playes par la poudre de sympathie". Published in Paris in 1658. Rubin / Huston 61 Wing D1436 Bound in contemporary panelled calf, re-backed to style. The spine in five compartments with four blind ruled raised bands. With a red lettering piece in the second and third compartments from the top. Boards a bit scuffed and the corner tips worn. New endpapers. The leaves generally clean but with minor foxing and light browning. The Powder of Sympathy was a form of sympathetic magic popular in 17th Century Europe, whereby a remedy was applied to the weapon that had caused a wound in the hope of healing the injury it had made. The method was first proposed by Rudolf Goclenius, Jr. and was later expanded upon by Sir Kenelm Digby in the present discourse. Digby’s publication went through at least 29 editions in French, English, Latin, Dutch and German. The volume measures 14.4 x 8.7 x 1.7 cm. Each leaf measures 142 x 80 mm.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- A Late Discourse Made in a Solemne Assembly of Nobles and Learned Men at Montpellier in France, by Sr. Kenelme Digby, Knight, &c. Touching the Cure of Wounds by the Powder of Sympathy
- Author
- Kenelm Digby
- Publisher
- London, Printed for R. Lowndes at the White Lion, and T. Davies at the Bible in S. Pauls Church-yard, over against the little North Door, 1658.
- Publication year
- 1658
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
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