Schola Curiositatis (School of Curiosity)
(The School of Curiosity or a Jest-Serious Antidote to Melancholy: For all those afflicted with hypochondria and black bile, or for melancholic brothers) (Two volumes). In Latin and German language.
An extremely rare book in the Latin language Schola Curiosatatis (School of Curiosity)
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[S.l.] [ca. 1694]. (No place, no date – but Germany ca. 1694)
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Pp. 288 + /2/ + 372; frontispiece.
Size: 13.5 x 8 cm.
Extremely rare set, as it consists of both of the two volumes, whereas usually they can be found only separately.
A collection of anecdotes, proverbs, poems, and jokes in Latin and German by Germanus Warheit (pseud.).
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Binding: Two volumes bound together. Original vellum with brass claps. Spine renewed, stained. Front flyleaf missing. Ink signature and ex-libris of the previous owner.
Condition: Frontispiece with a few smaller repaired damages and some small tears. Inscriptions on title. A few pages with marginal water stains. A few dog ears. Browned and spotted due to paper aging.
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