Bernardini Telesii Consentini Varii de naturalibus rebus libelli
By: ab Antonio Persio editi ; quorum alij nunquàm antea excusi, alij meliores facti prodeunt ; sunt autem hi ... ; unicuique libello appositus est capitum index
Contributors: Persio, Antonio, 1542-1597, editor; Valgrisi, Felice, active 1574-1597, printer
Published: 1590
Language: lat
Subjects: Comets; Early works to 1800; Sleep; Respiration; Color; Rainbows; Astronomy
Other titles: Varii de naturalibus rebus libelli; Varii de natvralibvs rebvs libelli
Work titles: Works
Description: First edition of the collected works of Bernardino Telesio, noted natural philosopher of Cosenza, edited by his disciple Antonio Persio.
Notes: Each part has special title page.

Signatures: part 1: A⁴ ²A-E⁴ F⁶; part 2: A-E⁴; part 3: A-C⁴ D⁶; part 4: A-I⁴ k⁴ L⁶; part 5: A-B⁴; part 6: A-D⁴; part 7: A-B⁴ C⁶; part 8: A-C⁴ D² E⁴.

Foliation: part 1: [4], 25, [1] leaves; part 2: 18, [2] leaves; part 3: 17, [1] leaves; part 4: 45, [1] leaves; part 5: 8 leaves; part 6: 15, [1] leaves; part 7: 13, [1] leaves; part 8: 13, [5] leaves.

Woodcuts: device on title page is that of Felice Valgrisi's father, Vincenzo Valgrisi, featuring two disembodied arms emerging from clouds to grasp a tau cross, entwined with a serpent; printer's name "VIN" and "CENT" on either side of the cross; ornamental initials; "De iride" illustrated with astronomical diagrams of the Sun and the planets.

Texts printed in roman and italic type.

Errata: leaves [2]-[5] at end (leaves E1-E4).

Adams T 294

Riccardi, P. Biblioteca matematica, II:512-513

Lalande, J.J. Bibliographie astronomique, page 122

Thorndike, L. History of magic and experimental science: the sixteenth century, VI:370-371, 374

Zeitlinger, H. Bibliotheca chemico-mathematica, SSI, no. 6328

Binding: old vellum manuscript waste; inscription on title page "consecro (?) studijs Johannis Pezoldi Ao MDCLXXX die 1 Augusti."
Table of contents: title: (From title page) De cometis & lacteo circulo ; De his quae in aere fiunt; title: De iride; title: De mari; title: Quod animal vniuersum; title: De usu respirationis; title: De coloribus; title: De saporibus; title: De somno.