Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Jesu Mundus subterraneus, : in XII libros digestus; quo divinum subterrestris mundi opificium, mira ergasteriorum naturae in eo distributio, verbo [Pantamorphon] protei regnum, uniuersae denique naturae majestas & divitiae summa rerum varietate exponuntur, abditorum effectuum causae acri indagine inquisitae demonstrantur, cognitae per artis & naturae conjugium ad humanae vitae necessarium usum vario experimentorum apparatu, necnon novo modo & ratione applicantur

Title Variants

Uniform: Mundus subterraneus

By

Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Amstelodami, Apud Joannem Janssonium à Waesberge & filios, Anno M D C LXXVIII [1678]

Edition

Editio tertia, ad fidem exemplaris recognita, & prioribus emendatior: / tum ab auctore Roma[e] submissis variis observationibus novisque figuris auctior.

Notes

Errata at end of v. 2.

First published Amsterdam 1665.

Index argumentorum and Index rerum & verborum locupletissimus at beginning and end of v. 1 and 2 each.

Numerous engraved ill. and woodcut diagrams in the text, volvelles in vol. 1, p. 165 and 167, tables.

Part of title transliterated from the Greek.

Signatures: (v. 1) *⁴ 2*⁶ A-2Z⁴ 3A²; (v. 2) pi1 *⁴ A-3R⁴ 3S⁶

T.p. of v. 1 has engraved vignette with inscription "Sapiens dominabitur astris;" added, engraved t.p. is signed Jo. Paul.s Schor delin. Romae, Theod. Matham sculpsit; vol. 2 has engraved t.p. only, signed C. vande Pas delineavit, A. Siourtsma sculpsit.

Text in double columns; some text in Hebrew, Greek and Arabic type; side notes.

Title of v. 2: Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Iesu Mundi subterranei tomus II.us In V. libros digestus, quibus mundi subterranei fructus exponuntur, et quidquid tantum rarum, insolitum, et portentosum in foecundo Naturae utero continetur, ante oculos ponitur curiosi lectoris.

Vol.I: [20], 366, [6]; v. II: [10], 507, [9] p.

Backer-Sommervogel, | IV, col. 1060-1061.

Sabin, | 37967.

Brunet, | 3:667-668.

Subjects

Geology , Imprint 1678 , Natural history , Science

Call Number

Q155 .K6 1678

Language

Latin

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.109544
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/33002801