Catalogue of a Large Collection of Rare and Curious Books of All Kinds

...under the auspices of John V, the most faithful King of Portugal and the Algarves. original: "sub Auspiciis Johannis V. Regis fidelissimi Lusitaniæ Algarbiorum" 4 volumes, folio. Rome 1749. 21 - 0.

155 Holy Bible, original: "Bible, (Ste.)" containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Arguments and Reflections on each Chapter, by J. Ostervald, with genealogical maps, etc. In folio. Amsterdam 1750. 9-0. Jean-Frédéric Ostervald was a Swiss Protestant whose Bible version was highly influential for its accessible summaries of each chapter.

156 A Curious Herbal by Elizabeth Blackwell, containing five hundred engravings original: "Cuts" of the most useful plants now used in the practice of medicine Physick, "Physick" is an archaic term for the art of healing or the medical profession. engraved on folio copper plates after drawings taken from life. To which is added a short description of the plants and their common uses in medicine. 2 volumes. London 1739. 28 - 0. Elizabeth Blackwell (1707–1758) produced this work to raise money to release her husband from a debtors' prison; it was a landmark in botanical illustration.

157 Selected Astronomical and Geographical Observations original: "Observationes Astronomicæ ac Geographicæ Selectæ" made at Rome and elsewhere throughout Italy, through the care and study of Eustachio Manfredi, with figures. In folio. Verona 1737. 5 - 10. These observations were largely those of Francesco Bianchini, edited after his death by the astronomer Manfredi.

158 Great Roman Bullary from the Blessed Leo the Great down to Our Lord Benedict XIII, with Continuation and Supplement, original: "Bullarium Magnum Romanum a Beato Leone Magno usque ad S. D. N. Benedictum XIII. cum Continuatione & Suplemento" etc. 19 volumes, in folio. Luxembourg 1727. 80 - 0. A Bullary is a chronological collection of papal bulls and official decrees issued by the Popes.

159 The Works of John Bunyan, 2 volumes, folio. 1736. 10 - 10. Bunyan is most famous as the author of The Pilgrim's Progress.

160 On the Formulas and Solemn Words of the Roman People original: "de Formulis & solemnibus populi Romani Verbis" by Barnabé Brisson. Folio. 5 - 10. Brisson was a French jurist; this work is a masterpiece of legal history, cataloging the specific phrases used in Roman law and rituals.

161 Annotations, now published for the first time, on the Coins of the first 12 Caesars original: "Adnotationes, nunc primum evulgatæ, in XII. priorum Cæsarum Numismata" by Bellori, with figures. Folio. Rome 1734. 10 - 10.

162 New Phenomena of Hesperus and Phosphorus, or Observations concerning the Planet Venus, original: "Hesperi & Phosphori Nova Phænomena, sive Observationes circa Planetam Veneris" with figures. Folio. Rome 1728. 7 - 10. "Hesperus" and "Phosphorus" are the ancient Greek names for Venus when it appears as the evening and morning star, respectively.

163 Commentaries on the Pandects and on the Code original: "in Pandectas & in Codicem" by Johann Brunnemann, 4 volumes, folio. Geneva 1715 - 1752. 15 - 0. Brunnemann was a German jurist; his commentaries on Roman civil law—the Pandects (Digest) and the Justinian Code—were standard references in 18th-century law.

164 Annotations of Bellori of Rome, now published for the first time, on the Coins of the first 12 Caesars, original: "Annotationes... in XII. priorum Cæsarum Numismata" after Enea Vico of Paris, and with many figures. In folio. Rome 1730. 10 - 10.

155 The catalog repeats number 155 in error. The Odescalchi Museum, or a Treasury of Ancient Gems, which were collected by the Most Serene Christina, Queen of Sweden, and are preserved in the Odescalchi Museum, original: "Museum Odescalcum sive Thesaurus Antiquarum gemmarum quæ a Sereniss. Christina Suecorum Regina collectæ, in Museo Odescalco adservantur" illustrated with figures, by Bartoli. 2 volumes, folio. Rome 1747. 10 - 10. Christina of Sweden was a famous patron of the arts; her massive collection of engraved gems was eventually sold to the Odescalchi family in Rome.