#old books
Protolume chimico e cheggiante di condupplicati paraphrasi (1682) by Giovanni Francesco Aggravi.
This book is part of our Neville Collection which was purchased from Roy G. Neville. This is a first edition Venetian copy, 12mo. 6 leaves, and woodcut printer’s ornament on the title page. It is bound in contemporary vellum with old ink lettering on spine.
Nothing seems to be known of the author, Giovanni Francesco Aggravi (if you know information that might help, let us know! He’s most likely from the 17th century). The first half of this book covers chemical apparatus, operations, and process, with the second half focusing on an alphabetical list of preparations of chemicals, mainly for pharmaceutical uses.
Hey y'all
Today I wanted to share something really cool.
This is Christine de Pizan, the coolest lady in the middle ages and proto feminist.
Here are some of her accomplishments:
- She was the first woman to live off her own work as a writer
- Was the first woman to write a history book
- Wrote several books and treaties against the stereotipation of women
- Had her own “publishing agency”, where she employed at least one other woman as her miniaturist
- Was all around really cool
I hope you all go learn more about her and share it with as many people as possible
Btw, the woman in the picture is Christine herself, as in every one of her books there were some illustrations where she was depicted while writing
Love y'all
Deep cut in today’s Magic book history thread from @book-historia! I like seeing such an old card compared with one as recent as Strixhaven.
Working at an antiquarian book dealer means sometimes I get paid to make TikToks, and you best believe I’m going to capitalize on that
Yucky, damaged, very very used books are the BEST, and I will die on this hill! We can learn so much about book history from wear and tear, and there are plenty of projects and discoveries that do just that. This video is my love letter to well-loved books!
Sometimes it’s cool to judge a book by its cover! In my new video, learn about the history of publisher’s cloth bindings, and why they’re so eye-catching (But also, sometimes, dangerous ☠️)
Check out this INCREDIBLE Victorian scrapbook dollhouse recently sold by Type Punch Matrix Every page is a unique collage of cuttings from books and magazines, and wallpaper samples! It’s probably one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen, tbh
Another teeny, tiny, two hundred year old book.
CONVERSATIONS ON THE PLURALITY OF WORLDS, 1809.
‘Fontenelle addresses female readers and suggests that the offered explanation should be easily understood even by those without scientific knowledge. This move has been praised by some modern feminist critics as admitting women’s intelligence in scientific matters’.
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“It is good to renew one’s wonder,” said the philosopher. “Space travel has again made children of us all.”
1946
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