Vnheard-of curiosities
Subtitle: concerning the talismanical sculpture of the Persians, the horoscope of the patriarkes, and the reading of the stars.
By: Written in French by James Gaffarel. And englished by Edmund Chilmead, Mr. of arts, and chaplaine of Christ-Church Oxon.
Contributors: Chilmead, Edmund, 1610-1654; Carey, Arthur Graham. former owner.; Carey, Elisabeth Foster, former owner.; Griffin, S., former owner.
Publisher: Printed by G.D. for Humphrey Moseley, and are to be sold at his shop, at the Princes Armes in St. Pauls Church-Yard
Published: 1650
Place of publication: London
Language: eng; fre
Number of pages: 433
Subjects: Jews -- History -- To 70 A.D. -- Early works to 1800.; Talismans -- Early works to 1800.; Astrology -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Unheard-of curiosities; Unheard of curiosities
Work titles: Curiositez inouyes.
Notes: Signatures: A⁸ a⁸ b⁴ B-Z⁸ Aa-Ee⁸

Title within double line border, head pieces, initials.

A translation of: Curiositez inouyes, sur la sculpture talismanique des persans. Horoscope des patriarches. Et lecture des estoilles.

Advertisements, for books sold by Humphrey Moseley, on p. [1-8] at end.

"Faultes escaped": verso of leaf b4.

Includes marginal notes.

Wing (2nd ed.), G105

ESTC (RLIN), R202160

Text mainly in English with sections and notes in Latin and Hebrew.

Burns Library copy: bookplate: Elisabeth Foster and Arthur Graham Carey. Autograph of S. Griffin, Edmund Hall, Oxon, 1766.

Burns Library copy: wanting advertisements at end; wanting folded plates.

c.1: 00/01 1531R.