Description
Pamphlets on Sciences and Arts. Selected from the Proceedings of Academies, and from other Philosophical and Literary Collections, of the most recent English, German, French, Latin, and Italian Works, and from original, unpublished manuscripts. In Milan at Giuseppe Marelli's. 1778-1793.
Complete work in 16 octavo volumes. 110 copperplate engravings, mostly folded (six more plates present than indicated in OPAC). Contemporary full parchment bindings, spine with gilt titles, sprinkled edges, green silk bookmarks. An important periodical collection of a scientific and literary nature, among the most significant Italian ones, published over more than fifteen years. The work brings together essays, memoirs, and dissertations drawn from the main European academies and from manuscript sources, offering a broad panorama of contemporary knowledge in the fields of physics, natural history, medicine, technology, and humanities.
Dimensions
Octavo (239x174mm). 16 volumes.
Provenance
Private collection
Condition
Some covers with stains. Good internal condition.
