Leupold, Jacob | Jacob Leupolds Prodromus Bibliothecae Metallicae

Leupold, Jacob

Prodromus Bibliothecae Metallicae, oder Verzeichnis der meisten Schrifften, so von Dingen, die ad Regnum Minerale gezelet werden, handeln...Als da sind: Die Metalle, Mineralien, Salien, Steine, Petrifacta, mancherley Erden, und in Summa aller Fossılzen, Was bervon, sowobl Historicı, Physici, Chymıcı, Medıcı, Mechanıcı, Jurısten, als auch Theologici geschrieben... So corrigirt, ferner fortgesetzt und vermehrt worden von Franc. Ernest. Bruckmann... Woltenbüttel, 1732

Small 8vo (162 x 95 mm). Title with a restored tear and reinforcement at gutter on verso, some light browning and foxing, somewhat closely trimmed shaving some letters, old library stamp on title verso. 19^th-century cloth-backed marbled boards.

Second edition of the first general bibliography of mining and metallurgy. The first edition, apparently published in 1726, is very rare with no copy in N.U.C. The present edition is greatly enlarged and corrected by Brückmann and describes approximately 1750 titles. It is also considerably rare.

Leupold, the German physicist and mechanician, designed and built many mathematical and physical instruments, and is best-known for his Theatrum Machinarum. Leupold included many French, English, Italian, Spanish, and Scandinavian books in his bibliography.

[Bound with, as issued:]

Brueckmann, Franz Ernst. Bibliothecae Numismaticae... Istres Supplement. Wolfenbüttel: 1732

8vo. 36 pages.

First edition of this supplement to the author's Bibliotheca Numismatica (first edition 1729). It includes some 350 titles.

REFERENCES

I: Besterman 3863 & 3956. II: Besterman 4280