Dies caniculares, hoc est, Colloquia tria et viginti physica, noua et penitus admiranda ac summa iucunditate concinnata
By: per Simonem Maiolum ... Quibus pleraque naturae admiranda, quae aut in aethere fiunt, aut in Europa, Asia atq[ue] Africa, quin etiam in ipso Orbe Nouo, & apud ommnes antipodas sunt, item mirabilia arte hominum confecta recensentur, ordine, quem sequens pagina tertia indicabit. Opus collectum est ex ..
Edition: Editio altera priori auctior & correctior.
Publisher: ex officina Ioannis Albini, curante Ioanni Theobal. Schönvvetter & Conrado Meulio.
Published: 1607
Place of publication: Moguntiae
Language: lat
Number of pages: 780
Subjects: Natural history; Pre-Linnean works
Other titles: Dies caniculares.; Dies caniculares, hoc est, Colloquia tria et viginti physica.
Work titles: Dies caniculares
Notes: Originally published Rome, 1597.

The present edition is the third, not the second, as the words "Editio altera" in the edition statement might indicate. The second edition, not designated as such, was published Oberursel, 1600. Very likely the edition statement is meant to be read as: "Second edition issued in Germany"

The present work, according to NLM 17 cent. 7287, forms also the first volume of a four volume set, issued from 1607-1612? Volumes 2-3 have titles: Colloquiorum, sive, Dierum canicularium tomus secundus [-quartus] Helenopoli [= Frankfurt], imp. Joh. Theo. Schönwetter poelo [sic] Richteriano. Volume 4 has imprint: Helenopoli [= Frankfurt]

Title within engraved, illustrated borders; text within ruled borders.

Signatures: )(⁴ A-5R⁴ (A1 verso, 5R4 verso blank). Leaves 2V1-2 signed as: "Vu"- "Vu2"

Page 643 misnumb.: "642"

Cf. Brunet 3: col. 1323.

Includes index.

Contains numerous references to the natural history of the New World and the Spanish missions.

Alden, J. & Landis, D.C.  European Americana, 607/146.

Grässe 4: p. 345.