Natural magick by John Baptista Porta, a Neapolitane. In twenty books 1 Of the causes of wonderful things. 2 Of the generation of animals. 3 Of the production of new plants. 4 Of increasing houshold-stuff. 5 Of changing metals. 6 Of counterfeiting gold. 7 Of the wonders of the load-stone. 8 Of strange cures. 9 Of beautifying women. 10 Of destillation. 11 Of perfuming. 12 Of artificial fires. 13 Of tempering steel. 14 Of cookery. 15 Of fishing, fowling, hunting, &c. 16 Of invisible writing. 17 Of strange glasses. 18 Of statick experiments. 19 Of pneumatick experiments. 20 Of the Chaos. Wherein are set forth all the riches and delights of the natural sciences
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 1997:18
Publisher: printed for John Wright next to the sign of the Globe in Little-Britain
Published: 1659
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 409
Subjects: Science -- Early works to 1800; Industrial arts -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Work titles: Magiæ naturalis libri viginti.
Notes: Includes index

Errors in paging; text and register are complete despite pagination

Reproduction of the original in the British Library

Wing (2nd ed.) P2982A

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1990. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1997:18).