Atalanta fugiens, hoc est, Emblemata nova de secretis naturae chymica
accomodata partim oculis & intellectui, figuris cupro incisis, adjectisque sententiis, epigrammatis & notis, partim auribus & recreationi animi plus minus 50 fugis musicalibus trium vocum, quarum duae ad unam simplicem melodiam distichis canendis peraptam, correspondeant, non abs[que] singulari jucunditate videnda, legenda, meditanda, intelligenda, dijudicanda, canenda & audienda
by Michael Maier
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Discursi and songs in Latin; emblems and epigrams in German and Latin.
Title within engraved border.
P. 11 is blank; variants have a portrait of Maier on this page. --Cf. Duveen.
Signatures: A-2D⁴ (2D4 blank).
The engravings are usually attributed to Theodor de Bry, but Faber du Faur attributes them to Matthaeus Merian. Cf. Duveen, Yale. Alchemy, Faber du Faur.
Later published without music in 1687 under title: Secretioris naturae secretorum scrutinium chymicum.
Errata: pages 2-3 at end.
Index: page 1 at end.
Ferguson, J. Bib. chemica, v. II, p. 62
Duveen, D.I. Bib. alchemica et chemica, p. 381
Yale. Alchemy, v. I, no. 76
Landwehr, J. German emblem books, 409
In Latin and German.
Library's copy lacks final blank leaf present in other copies.
Binding: red morocco tooled in gilt; edges of boards and turn-ins gilt; all edges gilt; boards have two frames of triple fillets, with fleur-de-lys at corners of the inner frame; spine gilt tooled with five raised bands. Gilt morocco bookplate "EX MVSEAO HVTHI" centered on front pastedown and engraved armorial bookplate of Allan Heywood Bright below. Title page has small inscription in upper right hand corner: "Vogt page 432."
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