Exercitationes sex varii argumenti. Contains the following works:
<<*>> I Commonstrans par symbolorum heroicorum, quae, Galli, Devises, Itali, imprese vocant, quibus ad summam perfectionem, nihil valde deest.
<<*>> II Revelatur arcanum steganographicum.
<<*>> III Recensens libellum hebraicum, Milchama Beschalom, sive Historiam, de semi-Pragensis urbis.
<<*>> IV Repraesentans R. Petachiae itinerarium.
<<*>> V Ostendens, Albertum Fridlandiae Ducem, fuisse omnino quondam Academiae Aldorfinae civem.
<<*>> VI Ma’aseh she-he’etik R. Abraham Maimon bi-leshon ha-kodesh mi-lashon Arabi / Historia quam, ex Arabica in sacram Hebraicam linguam convertit R. Abraham Maimonides [Legend that R. Abraham Maimonides translated from Arabic to the Sacred Tongue: a tale of demons] Double column text in parallel Latin and Hebrew (rabbinic type). Each section beginning with elaborately engraved head-piece relating to subject at hand. Engraved plate (p. 55) featuring crest supported by three cherubs surrounding ferocious lion and reference to Virgil: “Roar horribly with bloody lips.” Binding with emblem of the Jesuit notable, D. Petrus Daniel Huetius (Paris, 1692). Formerly in the Gradenwitz Collection.
pp. (8), 244. Browned, previous owners’ notations. Contemporary calf, gilt. 4to. Vinograd, Altdorf 11-14.
