KIRCHER, Athanasius, S.J. La Chine (...) illustrée de plusieurs monumens tant sacrés que profanes, et de quantité de recherchés de la nature & de l’art (...) [trsl. from the Latin F.S. Dalquié]. 1670 J. Janssonius van Waesberge, heirs E....
Estimation :
1200 / 1500
Adjudication :
1300 €
Description
Weyerstraet, folio, cont. sheep (worn), spine on 5 raised bands, sp. edges, [16]-367-[13] pp. (paper age-toned and spotted, tears in folding plates mended, some marg. tears, some marg. or plates strengthened). In all a good copy.
French trsl. (1602-1680) of a major early work on China by the famous Jesuit polymath Kircher. “While one of his least original works, it was in many ways his most significant historically, being the first publication of important documents on oriental geography, geology, botany, zoology, religion and language” (Quaritch). Engr. ills. : frontisp. from the Latin ed. of 1667, full-page portrait of Kircher, 3 folding pls (i.a. 2 maps) and 20 (of 22, lacking pl. F & Gg) full-page and 59 half-page engravings. Printed in 2 cols.
French trsl. (1602-1680) of a major early work on China by the famous Jesuit polymath Kircher. “While one of his least original works, it was in many ways his most significant historically, being the first publication of important documents on oriental geography, geology, botany, zoology, religion and language” (Quaritch). Engr. ills. : frontisp. from the Latin ed. of 1667, full-page portrait of Kircher, 3 folding pls (i.a. 2 maps) and 20 (of 22, lacking pl. F & Gg) full-page and 59 half-page engravings. Printed in 2 cols.
