Rare Gemology Book by Anselmus Boetius de Boodt; Gemmarvm Et Lapidum Historia, 2nd edition.
Item Number: Book-67d

Boodt, Anselmus Boëtius de.; Gemmarvm Et Lapidum Historia. Quam Olim edidit Anselmus Boetius de Boot Brugensis, Rudolphi II. Imperatoris Medicus. Nunc vero Recensuit, à mendis repurgavit, Commentariis, & pluribus, melioribusque Figuris illustravit, & multo locupletiore indice auxit, Andrianus Toll Lugd.-Bat. M.D. Lvgdvni Batavorvm, Ex officina Joannis Maire. 2nd edition, 1636. Octavo, pp. 6, 576, 21 page index, 2 folded tables, numerous text woodcuts. The work is complete and in a modern vellum with penned spine titles in Latin. The binding is tight and clean, title page has an early small round stamp in lower left corner. The text is very clean. In very good condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS.
Toll's edited, corrected and greatly enlarged 2nd edition of Boodt's work. Toll (1610-1675) was a Professor of medicine at the University of Leyden.
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