The Admirable Secrets of Albert the Great, containing severa - Lot 337

The Admirable Secrets of Albert the Great, containing several treatises on female conception, the virtues of herbs, precious stones, and animals; supplemented by a curious compendium on physiognomy, and a remedy against the plague, malignant fevers, poisons, and airborne infection... Divided into four tables. Lyon, Heirs of the Beringos brothers, 1791 [Avignon, Offray aîné, 1850]. In-16, 19th-century fawn calfskin, decorated ribbed spine, title label in red morocco, marbled edges—edges and corners rubbed—xx, 203 pp., 3 colored engravings, including 2 fold-outs, 5 black-and-white engravings. A collection of highly amusing superstitions and nonsense regarding the nature of women, the virtues of stones, animals, metals, and physiognomy. It also includes a treatise on human and animal excrement. The volume concludes with a remedy for malignant fevers (including recipes). A very rare little volume.