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A gift from Peiresc to his friend Gassendi

A gift from Peiresc to his friend Gassendi

Bindings, Great Provenance, Science, 17th Century, Philosophy, Astronomy & AstrologyMargherita PalumboFebruary 23, 2022astronomy, astrology, 17th century, philosophy, Great Provenance, bindingsComment

Inauguration Day and the Pilgrim Press

Inauguration Day and the Pilgrim Press

17th Century, History of Printing, Religion, Travel & GeographyJulia Stimac and Margherita PalumboJanuary 20, 2021Americana, American HistoryComment

Pignoria’s ‘Mensa Isiaca’ and Early Egyptology

Pignoria’s ‘Mensa Isiaca’ and Early Egyptology

17th Century, Illustrated Books, Art & Architecture, Travel & GeographyJulia StimacNovember 11, 2020history, Art History, Art and Architecture, geography

Hope’s The Compleat Fencing-Master

Hope’s The Compleat Fencing-Master

17th Century, 18th Century, Illustrated Books, Sports, Military HistoryJulia StimacOctober 28, 2020sport, fencing, Scotland, Scottish Enlightenment

“The City of Truth”: A Closer Look at Bartolomeo Del Bene’s Civitas veri sive morum

“The City of Truth”: A Closer Look at Bartolomeo Del Bene’s Civitas veri sive morum

17th Century, Art & Architecture, Illustrated Books, PhilosophyJulia StimacJuly 15, 202017th century, Art History, art, Art and Architecture, philosophy, utopia

Bibliotheca Colbertina

Bibliotheca Colbertina

Great Provenance, 17th Century, Bindings, Science, Astronomy & AstrologyMargherita PalumboJune 24, 2020Great Provenance, Bindings

A gift from Peiresc to his friend Gassendi

A gift from Peiresc to his friend Gassendi

Bindings, Great Provenance, Science, 17th Century, Philosophy, Astronomy & AstrologyMargherita PalumboJune 15, 2020astronomy, astrology, 17th century, philosophy, Great Provenance, bindings Comment

On Fortune-Telling Books: A Spirito Incunable and Two Later Manuscripts

On Fortune-Telling Books: A Spirito Incunable and Two Later Manuscripts

16th Century, 15th Century, 17th Century, Fortune-Telling Books, Games and Play, Incunables, Manuscripts, Astronomy & AstrologyJulia Stimac and Margherita PalumboApril 29, 2020lottery books, fortune-telling, games, game-books, chance, astrology

Bring on the festivities!

Bring on the festivities!

17th Century, 18th Century, Games and Play, Astronomy & Astrology Margherita Palumbo and Julia StimacNovember 27, 2019Festival Books, illustrated books, illustrated books and prints, illustrations, Art and Architecture