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1. The Book of Secrets of Albertus Magnus, of the Virtues of Herbs, Stones, and Certain Beasts, Also a Book of the Marvels of the World
by Magnus, Albertus, Edited By Michael R. Best & Frank H. Brightman
Seller Description: Hardcover. Octavo. xlviii + 128pp. Original blue buckram with gilt titling to the spine. B/w frontis & illustrations. A work attributed to the noted alchemist 'Albertus Magnus, ' but most likely compiled by one of his followers from a variety of earlier sources. Like other "books of secrets" it deals with "the marvellous properties, real or imagined, of beasts, herbs, stones, and the human body." It is in effect, a mixture of herbal, astrological text, folk-medicine and occult lore, and was a ... See More Details
1973, Oxford University Press, Clarendon Press
Hardcover, Very Good
Weiser Antiquarian Books, Inc.
Cape Neddick, ME, USA
$102.30