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Kircher, Scrutinium
Lot 3645
Lot 3645
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Kircher, A. Scrutinium physico-medicum contagiosae luis, quae pestis dicitur pestis. Quo origo, causae, signa, prognostica... eruuntur. Rom, Mascardi, 1658. 4to (24:17 cm). 8 Bll., 252 S., 8 Bll. Flex. Prgt. d. Zt.
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Dünnhaupt 2336, 13.1; Merrill 15; Garrison-M. 5118; Krivatsy 6405; Wellcome III, 395; Norman 1217. - Erste Ausgabe. Im Anschluß an die große Pestepidemie von 1656 erschienen. "Mittels eines Mikroskops gelang es K. als erstem, die Pest als ansteckende, durch Mikroorganismen übertragene Krankheit zu erkennen" (D.). - Etwas gebräunt u. stockfleckig, S. 25/26 mit ergänztem Eckabriß ohne Textverlust, Titel mit altem Stempel.
First edition. "The bubonic plague had ravaged Europe for centuries, but in 1656 it hit Rome with unusual ferocity. Armed with the results of his experiments and observations, Kircher wrote the 'Scrutinium and published the first edition two years after the outbreak at Rome" (Merrill). "Kircher was probably the first to employ the microscope in investigating the cause of the disease. He mentioned that the blood of plague patients was filled with a 'countless brood of worms'... he was the first to state explicitly the theory of contagion" (GM). - Some browning and foxing, restored lower corner to pp. 25/26, old stamp to title. Contemp. limp vellum.
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)Dünnhaupt 2336, 13.1; Merrill 15; Garrison-M. 5118; Krivatsy 6405; Wellcome III, 395; Norman 1217. - Erste Ausgabe. Im Anschluß an die große Pestepidemie von 1656 erschienen. "Mittels eines Mikroskops gelang es K. als erstem, die Pest als ansteckende, durch Mikroorganismen übertragene Krankheit zu erkennen" (D.). - Etwas gebräunt u. stockfleckig, S. 25/26 mit ergänztem Eckabriß ohne Textverlust, Titel mit altem Stempel.
First edition. "The bubonic plague had ravaged Europe for centuries, but in 1656 it hit Rome with unusual ferocity. Armed with the results of his experiments and observations, Kircher wrote the 'Scrutinium and published the first edition two years after the outbreak at Rome" (Merrill). "Kircher was probably the first to employ the microscope in investigating the cause of the disease. He mentioned that the blood of plague patients was filled with a 'countless brood of worms'... he was the first to state explicitly the theory of contagion" (GM). - Some browning and foxing, restored lower corner to pp. 25/26, old stamp to title. Contemp. limp vellum.
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